Virginia bans sale of geolocation data

https://www.hunton.com/privacy-and-cybersecurity-law-blog/virginia-bans-sale-of-geolocation-data

Virginia has become the latest state to ban the sale of geolocation data. This is currently the top story on Hacker News with 725 points and broad discussion about privacy implications.

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D-04got10-01 03/07/2026

Sounds like a good thing.

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