Connecticut Data Privacy Act, sensitive data and biometric data definitions

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 42-515(4), (38)

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In force since 1 July 2023.

A sensitive categories rule binding private bodies.

As of 27 August 2026.

What it requires

Obtain a Connecticut consumer's opt-in consent before processing sensitive data, including biometric data generated to uniquely identify the individual.
Treat a faceprint or voiceprint generated from a video, audio, or photographic recording, for the purpose of identifying a specific individual, as covered biometric and sensitive data. Connecticut's exclusion does not reach data generated for that purpose.

What it reaches

Excludes recording-derived identifiersNo

What this law does

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CTDPA classifies data revealing racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs, mental or physical health condition or diagnosis, sex life, sexual orientation, citizenship or immigration status, consumer health data, the processing of genetic or biometric data to uniquely identify an individual, a known child's data, victim-of-crime status, and precise geolocation data as sensitive data.

'Biometric data' means data from automatic measurement of biological characteristics used to identify a person, such as a fingerprint or voiceprint, and the raw photograph or recording is excluded, but data generated from it (a faceprint, a voiceprint) is brought back inside 'biometric data' the moment it is generated to identify a specific individual.

This clawback is the material finding for Connecticut: a voiceprint or faceprint manufactured from a public-facing recording for identification purposes is covered biometric and sensitive data here.

When LexLint raises it

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Read the law

official Connecticut statute text, Chapter 743jj, Connecticut General Statutes

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