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Maryland Online Data Privacy Act

Maryland's privacy law is the strictest US state statute on data minimisation and requires assessments of each algorithm involved in high-risk processing, a novel AI-specific duty effective October 2025.

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Required actions

  • Strict data minimisation: collect only what is reasonably necessary; sensitive data only when strictly necessary; no sale of sensitive data - Conduct data protection assessments for each algorithm used with high-risk processing; no targeted advertising to under-18s

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