U.S. privacy law has always been distinct from its European counterparts, but there's been a growing trend of U.S. state and city governments adopting privacy policies that some may consider "European" in nature. Following a year of high-profile data incidents—Equifax's breach that exposed the personal data of at least 145 million U.S. residents and Facebook's sensitive data sharing with political consulting groups such as Cambridge Analytica, for example—consumers are both better informed and demanding more from companies that handle digital data. And states and cities, eager to appeal to consumers, are proposing and passing new, more consumer-friendly privacy policies. Alan Brill, senior managing director with Kroll's cybersecurity and investigations practice, previously told LTN, "If you look at the trends around the world, whether it's the GDPR [General Data Protection Regulation] or the legislation that's being put into effect worldwide in terms of privacy, I think this is something that, win or lose, companies are looking at and recognizing that, regardless of where you are, regardless of where the consumer is, the trend is that you can't just play with their data, sell it, use it, unchecked." Here's a look at the new proposals that may change the U.S. privacy landscape. Editor's Note: If you're having trouble seeing the slideshow, you may need to turn off any ad blockers on your browser.