Tag archives: California

CCPA regulations: perhaps the fourth time is the charm

By David Kessler (US) and Susan Ross (US) on December 14, 2020 Posted in CCPA

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On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General proposed a fourth set of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, in response to comments received regarding the October proposed modifications. (We had written about the October proposals here.)… Continue reading

California Massachusetts and Michigan – 2020 ballot initiatives on privacy

By David Kessler (US) and Susan Ross (US) on November 6, 2020 Posted in CCPA

The US elections on November 3, 2020 included three states with privacy-related ballot initiatives: California, Massachusetts, and Michigan. Voters supported all three initiatives.… Continue reading

Mic Drop: California AG releases long-awaited CCPA Rulemaking

By David Kessler (US), Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Susan Ross (US), Anna Rudawski (US) and Max Kellogg (US) on October 11, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management

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On October 10, 2019, with just weeks to go until the law goes into effect, the California Attorney General released the long-awaited draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The proposed rules shed light on how the California AG is interpreting and will be enforcing key sections of the CCPA. In the press … Continue reading

One-Month Countdown to Pass CCPA Amendments Begins

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Susan Ross (US) on August 12, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management, Enforcement

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On August 12, the California legislature returns after its summer recess. Starting with the Senate Appropriations Committee Hearing today, the legislature will now have approximately a month to continue the markups and send California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) amendments to the Governor’s desk for signature before the September 13 deadline. As previously reported, any amendment … Continue reading

Comments at CCPA public forum in Los Angeles highlight tensions between businesses and consumer rights groups

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Arleen Fernandez (US) on January 31, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management

On January 25, 2019, the California Attorney General’s Office held a public forum in Los Angeles to solicit feedback on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) as it prepares to draft regulations which must be adopted on or before July 1, 2020.… Continue reading

California Attorney General’s Office begins CCPA rulemaking process with first public hearing while Congress debates new federal privacy law

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US) and Arleen Fernandez (US) on January 14, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management

This is the Data Protection Report’s sixth post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional CCPA posts. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), California’s new privacy law which takes effect on January 1, 2020, requires the Attorney General to … Continue reading

CCPA extends “right to deletion” to California residents

By David Kessler (US) and Anna Rudawski (US) on September 27, 2018 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management

This is the Data Protection Report’s fifth post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA, which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. This blog focuses on covered entities. Stay tuned for additional blogs and information about our upcoming webinar on the … Continue reading

California Consumer Privacy Act: Disclosure requirements

By Chris Cwalina (US), Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Steve Roosa (US) and Tristan Coughlin* (US) on September 11, 2018 Posted in CCPA

This is the Data Protection Report’s fourth blog posts in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA, which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. Stay tuned for additional blogs and information about our upcoming webinar on the CCPA. The California Consumer Privacy … Continue reading

California Consumer Privacy Act: GDPR-like definition of personal information

By Chris Cwalina (US), Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Steve Roosa (US) and Tristan Coughlin* (US) on August 27, 2018 Posted in CCPA

This is the Data Protection Report’s third blog post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. This blog focuses on the CCPA’s broad definition of Personal Information. Stay tuned for additional blogs and information … Continue reading

California Consumer Privacy Act blog series: Covered entities

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Steve Roosa (US) and Alexis Wilpon (US) on August 16, 2018 Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

This is the Data Protection Report’s second post in a series of blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. This blog focuses on covered entities. Stay tuned for additional posts and information about our upcoming webinar on the CCPA. … Continue reading

US states pass data protection laws on the heels of the GDPR

By Jeewon Kim Serrato (US), Chris Cwalina (US), Anna Rudawski (US), Tristan Coughlin* (US) and Katey Fardelmann (US) on July 9, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Regulatory response

Several U.S. states have recently introduced and passed legislation to expand data breach notification rules and to mirror some of the protections provided by Europe’s newly enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). See our previous blog posts on GDPR here and here. Like their European counterparts, these state laws are intended to provide consumers with … Continue reading

California privacy initiative likely to increase costs of civil litigation if passed in November

By Spencer Persson (US) on April 23, 2018 Posted in Compliance and risk management

A little more than one month from implementation of GDPR, companies may be tempted to relax and exhale (and if GDPR is still causing you headaches, consult our checklist). After all, the U.S. couldn’t be crazy enough to implement something as onerous and difficult, right? RIGHT?!? Enter California, which appears likely to place an initiative … Continue reading

New California “sanctuary” law restricts access to workers and their records

By Allison Lange Garrison (US) on January 30, 2018 Posted in Regulatory response

A new state law places California businesses on the front line in responding to federal immigration enforcement actions. Effective January 1, 2018, AB 450 requires California employers to protect employees and their private information from warrantless “workplace raids” and I-9 form demands, and to warn employees who become targets of an immigration investigation.… Continue reading

Third Circuit ruling reinstates state law privacy claims related to Google’s use of cookies

By on November 23, 2015 Posted in Compliance and risk management, Dispute resolution and litigation

In re: Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation, involves 24 consolidated lawsuits that were initially brought against several internet advertisers alleging violations of various state and federal privacy statutes, including the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, the Wiretap Act and the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. In October of 2013, the District of Delaware dismissed … Continue reading

Five new privacy laws on tap in California

By on October 23, 2015 Posted in Regulatory response

This month, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law five new privacy bills that the Governor said are intended to strengthen data protections for the state’s residents. The laws, effective as of January 1, 2016, implement California’s Electronic Communications Privacy Act and amend the state’s breach notification statute, among other things. In this post, our Data Protection, Privacy … Continue reading