A recent board meeting of state officials revealed that the California agency responsible for overseeing the state’s landmark consumer privacy law received over 2,000 complaints for alleged violations in the past year alone –...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more
Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more
On February 21, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced that his office reached a settlement with DoorDash, the food delivery service company, for violating the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
In two back-to-back announcements, California and the FTC reemphasized their enforcement efforts related to the sale of personal information....more
On February 21, the California Attorney General (“AG”) announced a settlement with DoorDash, an online food delivery service, to resolve allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and...more
Keypoint: A California federal district court granted NetChoice’s motion for preliminary injunction, finding that the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act likely violates the First Amendment. On September 18, 2023, the...more
For employers, complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) can be quite burdensome. So if you can identify a simple way to reduce your obligations under this law, you should typically jump at the opportunity....more
Congress has repeatedly failed to pass comprehensive national data protection legislation, and the states are rapidly filling the void with laws that impose different requirements on a state-by-state basis. Most of these...more
Editor’s Note: On September 29, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of US privacy law. As privacy continues to move to the forefront of not only information consideration but of business concern for...more
The first California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement was announced on August 24, together with a strong message from California Attorney General Rob Bonta regarding compliance with the CCPA. The settlement...more
By now, it is generally known that comprehensive privacy laws include requirements to allow consumers to opt-out of the sale of the their personal information, including personal information collected through the use of...more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General (“CA AG”) Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora USA, Inc. that includes a $1.2 million fine—the first monetary penalty imposed under the CCPA. The settlement also...more
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a major settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and it will cost Sephora, Inc. a whopping $1.2 million in penalties. According to the release from...more
Keypoint: Organizations subject to these laws will need to determine whether they are engaging in “sales,” which can be a complex and multifaceted analysis given the statutes’ varying definitions and exemptions....more
Keypoint: If passed, the bill would, among other changes, broaden Nevada’s existing right to opt out of sales of covered information. In late March, we first reported that the Nevada legislature is considering a bill...more
Keypoint: Proposed bills would amend Nevada privacy legislation to provide consumers with a broader right to opt out of sales. In 2019 – shortly after the CCPA was enacted – Nevada amended its online privacy notice...more
On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Legal Affairs Council recently completed its CCPA Benchmark Survey, which asked privacy attorneys in the industry about key elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act and their...more
On August 14, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the final implementing regulations (the “Approved Regulations”) for the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) have been approved by...more
Don’t wait to implement your California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance as it could require changes to your operations. CCPA can apply to businesses even if they do not have offices or employees in California. It can...more