A recent EU court decision demonstrates a subtle difference between EU and US privacy laws, and may ultimately influence how US laws are interpreted. The decision of the EU General Court emanated from a court proceeding in...more
The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) is scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2020. In recent days:
- The Governor of California signed into law seven CCPA amendments,
- The California Attorney General...more
11/1/2019
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more
5/29/2019
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One key aspect of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is its aim of streamlining the regulatory process by providing “one-stop shopping”: the opportunity to deal with a single regulator with respect to all data...more
4/17/2019
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On June 28, the Governor of California signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. The Act becomes effective on January 1, 2020. It includes some of the novel aspects of the EU’s General Data Privacy Regulation...more
8/10/2018
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