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Colorado Privacy Act Takes Effect July 1

Colorado’s new comprehensive consumer privacy law, the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), will take effect on July 1, 2023. Earlier this year, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office (“AG”) finalized its yearlong rulemaking process,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Colorado AG’s Office Announces Final Colorado Privacy Act Rules: Key Takeaways

On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s (Colorado AG) office released the final version of the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) rules (the final rules), which are based on public comments on the third version of the...more

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California AG Targets Mobile Apps for Failing to Honor or Provide Mechanism for Opt-Out Requests

On January 27, 2023, the California Attorney General (California AG) Rob Bonta announced an “investigative sweep” of mobile apps in retail, travel, and food service industries for failing to provide a mechanism for—or...more

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Colorado Attorney General Issues Draft Rules for the Colorado Privacy Act

On October 10, 2022, the Colorado Secretary of State published draft rules for the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) in the Colorado Register, thus initiating a public comment period that will run through February 1, 2023.1 The...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

California Attorney General Settles First-Ever CCPA Enforcement Action

On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced the entry of a final judgment to resolve claims that makeup retailer Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Notably, this is the...more

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FBI Warrantless Searches of U.S. Persons under FISA Over-Reported

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The headlines scream: “FBI made 3.4M warrantless U.S. data searches,” claiming that the FBI carried out nearly 3.4 million warrantless searches of Americans’ electronic data that was collected as part of the government’s...more

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Colorado Attorney General Issues Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act

On April 12, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General's Office released "Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act," which provides a series of topics and questions for which the office seeks informal public...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Colorado Attorney General Announces Privacy Rulemaking

The Colorado Attorney General's office is poised to begin the rulemaking process for the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA). On January 28, 2022, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued prepared remarks outlining key...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Privacy and Security Enforcement: State AGs Flex Their Muscles

Imagine you receive an inquiry from a state Attorney General (AG) about your privacy or security practices, and you aren't sure what to do next. Maybe it's because you have been concentrating on compliance efforts related to...more

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CCPA Update: AG’s Office Publishes Another Set Of Proposed Changes To CCPA Regulations

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Keypoint: The California Attorney General’s office once again published proposed modifications to its CCPA regulations. The modifications primarily focus on making changes to the provisions dealing with the right to opt out...more

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Gaining Momentum Outside California: Former Presidential Candidate Named Chair Of CPRA Advocacy Group Advisory Board

When California voters head to the polls on November 3, 2020, they will decide whether to approve Proposition 24 — the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). If approved, the act would establish new privacy rights stronger...more

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Massachusetts AG Creates “Data Privacy and Security Division”; What Enforcement Changes Will Follow?

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey recently announced the creation of the Data Privacy and Security Division within her office, with the stated goal of “protect[ing] consumers from the surge of threats to the privacy...more

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CCPA Final Regulations Approved And Effective Immediately

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On August 14, 2020, Attorney General Becerra announced that the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final regulations related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) an filed them with the...more

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California Attorney General Issues CCPA FAQs

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With the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) now in effect (January 1, 2020) and enforceable by California’s Attorney General (“AG”) (July 1, 2020), the AG has published Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). Designed to aid...more

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CCPA Regulations: Attorney General Addresses Transparency In Algorithms

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Comments on the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations asked if data brokers should be required to identify the factors they use in algorithmic decision making practices that affect the consumer, such as...more

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WV AG Primary Results | $3.6 M Misleading Advertising Settlement | AGs Seek Stay Of Pipeline Injunction

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COVID-19- Planning a Trip During the Pandemic? Add Reliability of Travel Agency to Your Worry List- •Massachusetts AG Maura Healey sued online travel agency BookIt Operating, LLC, d/b/a BookIt.com, and its CEO...more

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CCPA Enforcement — Ready, Set, Sue!

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

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Highlights From The Final CCPA Regulations

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A few highlights from the final CCPA regulations: Service providers: Per the California Attorney General’s Final Statement of Reasons, a service provider that processes information in breach of the provisions of the...more

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Contradictory Responses by Privacy Regulators Post-COVID-19: Balancing the Economy With Cybersecurity in a Changed World (Privacy)

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a disparate effect on privacy regulators, with varying levels of enforcement advocated by different government entities; the California Attorney General, the U.S. Department of Health & Human...more

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New California Privacy Ballot Initiative Would Expand the CCPA

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A proposed ballot initiative in California known as the California Privacy Rights Act, which is likely to pass if placed on the 2020 ballot, would both clarify and expand the existing California Consumer Privacy Act....more

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Responding To CCPA Requests During The Coronavirus Pandemic

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Keypoint: The California Attorney General’s office has not addressed whether businesses may delay responding to CCPA requests due to the Coronavirus pandemic; however, businesses can look to the CCPA’s 45-day extension for...more

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California Attorney General Issues Second Round of Modifications to CCPA Regulations

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At approximately 6:00 p.m. today, March 11, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced a second round of modifications to the draft regulations his office is preparing for the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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California AG Releases Second Set of Modified CCPA Regulations

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On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General published a third version of the proposed regulations to implement the California Consumer Protection Act....more

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CCPA Update: Attorney General Releases Third Draft of Proposed CCPA Regulations

On Wednesday, the California Attorney General (AG) released a third draft of proposed CCPA regulations for public comment. The draft contains a series of technical corrections, along with a handful of substantive incremental...more

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CCPA Update: Second Set Of Modified Proposed Regulations Published

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Keypoint: This modified draft of proposed regulations retracts some of the modifications as published on February 10 and adds new revisions. There is an additional comment period, which delays publication of final regulations...more

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