It would be an understatement to say that the U.S. data privacy landscape is becoming even more of a patchwork this year, as several state privacy laws are going into effect. And as federal agencies and regulators are, too, starting to focus on data privacy, companies' compliance strategies face multi-front challenges. What's more, this year has already been busy with new waves of litigation and recent court decisions likely to further influence companies' compliance plans going forward. Above are four takeaways from data privacy developments from the beginning of 2023.