As with many other areas of privacy law, it is not surprising that California continues to lead the nation in regulating data brokers – from promulgating new regulations to issuing a cluster of recent settlements. ...more
4/7/2025
/ California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Opt-Outs ,
Registration Requirement ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General
We’re back with a deeper dive into the 2024 Data Security Incident Response Report, which features insights and metrics from 1,150+ incidents in 2023....more
Things happen quickly in the world of data privacy. With new laws being enacted, regulations continuing to develop and enforcements an ongoing reality, we thought a brief update on recent developments in U.S. comprehensive...more
New Jersey rang in the new year with the signing of a state privacy bill. On Jan. 16, Gov. Phil Murphy signed SB No. 322, stating he was proud that New Jersey had joined the ranks of states with consumer privacy bills....more
2/28/2024
/ Advertising ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Controller ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Processors ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Exemptions ,
Governor Murphy ,
Notice Requirements ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Data ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party Service Provider
Throughout 2022 and into 2023, state regulation of data privacy continued its rapid expansion. In 2022, companies prepared for new comprehensive privacy laws in California and Virginia....more
On Friday, July 14, 2023, on the heels of the California Attorney General’s (AG) announcement seeking information from California employers on their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California...more
7/24/2023
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Complaint System ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Brokers ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Meetings ,
State Attorneys General
On June 29, 2023, the Superior Court of California for the County of Sacramento (Court) issued a tentative ruling staying the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) from enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act of...more
On Oct. 15, 2021, BakerHostetler reported on the status of the California Privacy Protection Agency’s rulemaking process and the challenges the agency faces issuing regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)...more
On Jan. 28, California Attorney General Becerra tweeted his support for a newly developed privacy tool that may function as a means for universal opt out. “#CCPA requires businesses to treat a user-enabled global privacy...more
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), a leading advertising industry organization, has launched a CCPA Benchmark Survey to assess how companies across the digital advertising ecosystem are approaching CCPA compliance. The...more
8/28/2020
/ Advertising ,
Benchmarking ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Compliance ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Corporate Branding ,
Interactive Advertising Bureau ,
Mobile Apps ,
Publishers ,
Request For Information ,
Risk Management ,
Surveys ,
Targeted Digital Advertising ,
Web Tracking
On Friday, August 14, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced approval by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) of final regulations (Final Regs) under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Proposed...more
Managing compliance to global and regional privacy regulations can be challenging. Your organization must have rigorous data privacy policies and practices, including GDPR & CCPA compliance, in place to avoid potential...more
7/1/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Business Development ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Emerging Technologies ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Software ,
Webinars
On Friday, June 19, 2020, the Superior Court of California issued a ruling that paved the way for Californians to see the CPRA on the ballot in November. In its ruling, the court recognized that Alastair Mactaggart, the...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General (AG) to issue regulations to “further the purposes of the title” by July 1, 2020. ...more
Today we filed a request to the California Attorney General, as part of the CCPA rulemaking process, seeking an additional six month delay in the enforcement of the CCPA to allow our clients time to better focus on business...more
Owners of websites and mobile applications that utilize cookies and other tracking technologies, e.g., pixels, app SDKs (tracking technologies), for interest-based advertising and other activities inherently share data across...more
A letter penned by the top ad industry trade associations (the American Association of Advertising Agencies, the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB), the Association of National Advertisers, the American Advertising...more
The California attorney general (the AG) has concluded the first round of public comments on the proposed regulations that would serve to interpret and implement California’s sweeping new privacy law, the California Consumer...more
A little more than 100 days prior to the effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), six amendments (A.B. 25, A.B. 874, AB 1146, A.B. 1202, A.B. 1355 and A.B. 1564) to the act were approved by California...more
9/18/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personal Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
As we reported in April, May and June, a number of potentially significant amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to make their way through the state legislative process. ...more
Over the past several weeks, the California State Assembly has voted in favor of advancing to the California Senate bills that would narrow the reach of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). ...more
6/6/2019
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
We cover children’s privacy and advertising weekly. However, in light of COPPA’s recent 20th anniversary, and in the wake of CARU’s biggest-yet West Coast CARU conference, ADLaw has enlisted CARU super lawyer Katie...more
Are you an app publisher or do you advertise via mobile apps or obtain marketing data that originates from them? If so, you need to beware that regulators and consumer protection authorities are taking action against...more
On Monday, Feb. 25, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, together with Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D), announced Senate Bill 561 to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). ...more