On December 10, the California attorney general released the fourth set of proposed modifications (Proposed Modifications) to the implementing regulations of the CCPA. These Proposed Modifications come only one month after...more
12/15/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General
On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-713 into law, which more closely aligned the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996...more
California voters passed Proposition 24 in last week’s general election to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA), which amends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) in several ways intended to...more
On October 12, less than a month before California will vote on a referendum that would significantly overhaul the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California attorney general released a third set of Proposed...more
10/15/2020
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Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment
On September 28, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-713 into law, which relaxes some of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance challenges faced by the health care and life science industries — more...more
10/2/2020
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Clinical Trials ,
CMIA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Governor Newsom ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Privacy Laws
The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect January 1, 2020. While the CCPA was amended in October of 2019 to exempt certain employment and personal information involved in business-to-business (B2B)...more
9/2/2020
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B2B Transactions ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Exemptions ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Policy ,
Public Information
On August 6, 2020, President Trump issued two executive orders banning widely used Chinese social media services TikTok and WeChat. Citing national security concerns due to the applications’ abilities to automatically capture...more
8/13/2020
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China ,
Data Collection ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Listing Standards ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
TikTok ,
Trump Administration
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
8/11/2020
/ Advertising ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Personal Information ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) ,
Website Owner Liability
The CCPA Will Not Sleep During COVID-19 Organizations who, just months ago, believed they were not collecting health-related data, or children’s personal information, may now have to revisit those beliefs in light of the...more
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
The draft of the Official Voter Information Guide for California’s November 3, 2020 General Election has been released for public display and examination before publication and distribution to voters. Included with this...more
7/29/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
General Elections ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Voter Fraud ,
Voter Registration
Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more
7/17/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Sellers ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
Businesses awaiting final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations will likely be waiting until after enforcement of the CCPA begins on July 1....more
5/27/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
COVID-19’s strain on businesses has prompted the federal and state governments to relax certain regulatory standards. Regardless of the pandemic’s increasing momentum in the United States, and in California particularly, the...more
3/27/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General released modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping privacy law that took effect on January 1. ...more
2/18/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government ,
State Attorneys General
As we have reported previously, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will take effect on January 1, 2020. On or before that date, businesses that employ California residents, retain California residents as independent...more
10/29/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Job Applicants ,
Notice Requirements ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
On October 10, the California Attorney General released highly anticipated proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, provides California...more
10/14/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Exemptions ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Rulemaking Process ,
State and Local Government
On September 25, Alastair Mactaggart, a real estate developer and founder and chair of Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced that he formally filed an initiative to appear on the November 2020 ballot, titled the...more
10/7/2019
/ Ballot Measures ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
On September 13, the final day of its legislative session, the California Legislature approved five amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the state’s sweeping new privacy law that takes effect on January...more
9/17/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cooperative Compliance Regime ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Request For Information ,
State and Local Government ,
Third-Party Service Provider
With California enacting a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, now is the time for companies to review and adjust to how the California Consumer Privacy Act will impact their business. The act, which has broad...more
9/10/2018
/ Amended Legislation ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data Use Policies ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete ,
Supply Chain ,
Vendors ,
Webinars
California enacted a sweeping new data privacy law on June 28, 2018, just one week after it was introduced in the California legislature in part to head off an effort to pass a stricter data privacy law as a ballot measure...more
7/10/2018
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
New Legislation ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Private Right of Action ,
State and Local Government