Court delays new California privacy regulations
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Posted in CCPAValidating State Privacy Law Opt-Out Signals
Posted in CCPA, Data Protection, Privacy lawCCPA regulations: perhaps the fourth time is the charm
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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
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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
Just when you thought it was safe—California AG issues proposed CCPA regulation changes
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The California Attorney General has just issued some proposed revisions to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations and our readers may be surprised by one of the proposed changes. You may recall that California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) had rejected some the proposed CCPA regulations during the summer, but accepted most of them. … Continue reading
CCPA – Health Research Bill Passes Legislature
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Although the bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to extend the so-called “B-to-B” and “employee” exceptions for one more year has garnered many headlines, the California legislature passed a second CCPA amendment (AB 713) that will be of interest to anyone involved in medical research as the new bill would ease some … Continue reading
California AG Issues Significant Changes to Draft CCPA Regulations as of March 2020
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On February 7, 2020, and again on March 11, 2020, the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) issued revisions to the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, and there are some surprises in both the additions and in the deletions. For the CCPA regulations to become effective on July 1, the final regulation text … Continue reading
State of the Union: CCPA and Beyond in 2020
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On New Year’s Day, you may have received emails from numerous companies saying their privacy policies have changed, or noticed a link at the bottom of many companies’ homepages stating “Do Not Sell My Info.” These are two of the more visible requirements of the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) and companies are still in … Continue reading
The Privacy Officers’ New Year’s Resolutions
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1. Brace yourself (for export turbulence) 2020 could well be a year of data export turmoil – so brace yourself. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will determine the validity of the EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) (Data Protection Commissioner v Facebook Ireland Limited, Maximillan Schrems) whilst the General Court of the … Continue reading
Here We Go Again: Another Ballot Initiative for CCPA in 2020
Posted in CCPAAs companies get ready for the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) effective date of January 1, 2020, compliance is complicated because there are still several moving variables: Draft regulations have been proposed but may not be final until after January 1, 2020. The recent amendments to CCPA include two important exceptions (business-to-business (B2B) and the … Continue reading
California Governor signs all 5 CCPA amendments
Posted in CCPAOn Friday, October 11, 2019, the California Governor signed all five of the California Consumer Privacy Act amendments that were awaiting his signature (AB 25, 874, 1146, 1355, and 1564) as well as an amendment to California’s data breach law (AB 1130). We had previously written about the impact on CCPA if all five amendments … Continue reading
Mic Drop: California AG releases long-awaited CCPA Rulemaking
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk managementOn 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
And then there were five: CCPA amendments pass legislature
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Executive Summary The wait is over: Only five CCPA amendments made it through the California legislature. The amendments are limited in scope, which means the CCPA will go into effect, largely intact, on January 1, 2020. The California legislative session for 2019 ended on September 13 and the following five amendments to the California Consumer … Continue reading
CCPA: “Wait and see” is not the right approach
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We are seeing companies use many different approaches to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) compliance, but the “wait and see” approach in particular is not advisable. Companies who want to “wait and see” point to the pending amendments to CCPA that are currently working through the California Senate (as we have previously described—see links … Continue reading
One-Month Countdown to Pass CCPA Amendments Begins
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk management, EnforcementOn 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
Back At The Negotiating Table: CCPA Amendments Debate Continues
Posted in CCPA“What’s cooking” in Sacramento: CCPA’s “employee exception” bill is amended; “publicly available information” exception is broadened, and consumer access rights are clarified
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk managementNevada, New York and other states follow California’s CCPA
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk managementThe US privacy law landscape continues to shift and evolve as state and federal privacy legislative proposals continue to be debated and become enacted. While CCPA-like bills in Washington and Texas failed to pass, Nevada passed its online privacy amendment and proposals in New York and Washington, DC appear to be gaining momentum.… Continue reading
CCPA: “Attorney General Amendment” Likely Dead
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This is the Data Protection Report’s ninth blog post in a series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional posts on the CCPA. On May 16, 2019, the California Senate Appropriations Committee held a hearing that included S.B. 561, the “Attorney General amendment” to the … Continue reading
GDPR, CCPA and beyond: Changes in data privacy laws and enforcement risks to monitor in 2019
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This is the Data Protection Report’s eighth blog post in series of CCPA blog posts that will break down the major elements of the CCPA. Stay tuned for additional posts on the CCPA. With significant enforcement activity and new laws being enacted or proposed since the start of the year, regulators in the EU and … Continue reading
Comments at CCPA public forum in Los Angeles highlight tensions between businesses and consumer rights groups
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk managementOn 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
Posted in CCPA, Compliance and risk managementCCPA extends “right to deletion” to California residents
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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
Posted in CCPAThis 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
