Well, California is at it again. Less than one year after the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) took effect, the people of California voted to approve Proposition 24 (aka the California Privacy Rights Act, the “CPRA”)...more
12/11/2020
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The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU, the EU’s highest court) has delivered its long-awaited decision in Data Protection Commissioner v. Facebook Ireland and Maximillian Schrems (commonly referred to as Schrems...more
At long last, after several drafts, the Office of the Attorney General of California submitted the final draft of its regulations regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to the California Office of...more
As lawyers for start-up and emerging-growth companies, we see a range of disputes between founders and costly missteps that could have been avoided with proper planning and good advice. The ownership of intellectual property...more
In keeping with the hurried passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) at inception, the California legislature passed a flurry of amendments to the embattled privacy law just hours before the deadline of the...more
11/15/2019
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
Your business may be compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but that does not guarantee compliance with the next wave of data privacy: the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) going into effect on...more
2/28/2019
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
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Opt-Outs ,
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Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
Remember Columbia House Records? You signed up, got a dozen albums for a penny, and then maybe tried to cancel your subscription before paying the higher monthly price. This was a very successful business model for attracting...more
The other GDPR shoe has dropped… with the European data protection law being enforced against a Canadian company.
Since the sweeping law went into effect on May 25, 2018, the digital world has been waiting for enforcement...more