Keypoint: Those hoping that the final CCPA regulations will clarify its requirements may be disappointed.
According to an article in Bloomberg Law, California Attorney General Becerra does not anticipate his office making...more
Saturday, November 2, will mark 60 days until the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect. While each organization will have its unique compliance challenges, there are a discrete set of tasks – at a minimum –...more
Keypoint: As of January 1, 2020, manufacturers of IoT devices will need to comply with new laws in California and Oregon.
It may be hard to believe but the California Consumer Privacy Act is not the only new law that will go...more
Keypoint: The long-awaited proposed AG regulations are here, and while they provide some much-needed clarity, they will leave businesses wanting more.
On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s office published...more
10/11/2019
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We previously posted that Alastair Mactaggart, one of the co-authors of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), intended to submit a new ballot initiative to strengthen the privacy rights that already exist in the CCPA....more
9/27/2019
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Alastair Mactaggart, Founder & Chair of Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced that he intends to file a ballot initiative – the California Privacy Enforcement Act – to appear on the November 2020 ballot....more
Keypoint: The California Attorney General’s office is on track to publish draft CCPA regulations in October and final regulations by year end. Although the exact contours of the regulations are yet to be determined,...more
September 13 was the final day for the California legislature to pass bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) prior to its January 1, 2020, effective date. After months of speculation and anticipation, we...more
9/17/2019
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In March we published an extensive analysis of proposed bills that would amend or supplement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With a number of those bills having either passed the Assembly or been withdrawn , it is...more
6/10/2019
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Given the near ubiquitous coverage of proposed CCPA amendments, it may be hard to believe that any bill could fly under the radar, but that appears to be the case with AB 1035, which would amend the CCPA’s private right of...more
As we first reported in February, the Nevada legislature has been considering legislation that would amend its online privacy notice statutes, NRS 603A.300 to 360. Among other things, Nevada’s existing law requires...more
In our prior blog post, we discussed how the Washington Privacy Act (WPA) had passed the state’s senate and would be taken up by the state’s House of Representatives. On March 22, 2019, the House Innovation, Technology &...more
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018?
In July 2018, the California legislature enacted a first-in-the-nation consumer privacy act entitled the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) . The CCPA...more
3/18/2019
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On Wednesday, Washington took a major step towards becoming the second state to enact broad privacy legislation when its state senate approved the Washington Privacy Act. The bill passed the senate with overwhelming...more