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Consumer Privacy Complaints Pouring in From Oregonians: How Your Business Can Avoid Top Compliance Issues Noted by State’s A.G.

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Oregon consumers submitted more than 100 privacy complaints to the state’s justice department within six months of the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (OCPA) taking effect, and businesses subject to the new law need to take note....more

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Don’t Mess with Texas: The First Lawsuit Under a State Data Privacy Law

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“Don’t Mess with Texas.” It’s an evocative phrase, which is probably why it survived so long past its humble origins as a 1980s campaign slogan to discourage drivers from littering on Texan highways....more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Cookie Cutter: NY AG Announces Cookie Scrutiny with Business Guide to Website Privacy Controls

Website privacy controls—in the form of banners and pop-ups asking visitors to agree to, or reject, a website’s use of cookies, pixels, and similar technologies used to track their behavior—are becoming ubiquitous. In the...more

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Why PEOs Need to Pay Particular Attention to New Data Privacy Rules – And the 1 Key Move You Should Make Immediately

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The news that California regulators can immediately begin enforcing new data privacy regulations will have an outsized impact on the PEO community. A surprise February 9 decision from a state appeals court pressed...more

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Year in Review: 2023 Web Tracking Litigation and Enforcement

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. 2023 saw a rise in class action litigation related to internet tracking technology employed by companies to enhance user...more

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California Employers Beware: Your 5-Step Plan as Attorney General Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

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California employers, beware: the state’s top prosecutor just announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of whether and how large California employers have complied with data privacy and consumer protection...more

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Your Business’s Mobile App Could Be Subject to California Attorney General Investigation

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The California Attorney General just announced an investigative sweep of mobile apps that allegedly fail to meet the requirements of state data privacy law, meaning businesses that conduct business through apps need to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

California Announces Increased Scrutiny on CCPA Violations with Latest $1.2 Million Enforcement Action Settlement

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has made clear that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is going to be a priority for the AG’s office. On Friday, the California AG’s office announced a $1.2 million...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Undergoing Bankruptcy Proceedings? Here’s How to Make Sure PII Maintains Its Value

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses are considering potential liquidation or restructuring through bankruptcy. Companies in this situation should keep privacy concerns in mind, because the handling of personal data...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Privacy During Bankruptcy Proceedings: Why It Matters

During these particularly trying times resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses of all sizes have been concerned about the future. As a result, considering potential liquidation or restructuring through bankruptcy is...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Attorney General Issues Surprise Third Set of Proposed Modifications to CCPA Regulations

The California Attorney General surprised companies by issuing new guidance for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance, reflecting likely compliance missteps by companies. On Tuesday October 12, 2020, the...more

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California AG Proposes Further Revisions To State Privacy Law Regulations

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The California Attorney General just proposed a third set of modifications to the regulations implementing the state’s landmark privacy law. The regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) had previously...more

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California Attorney General Publishes Third Set of Modified Proposed Regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act

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On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General published a Third Set of Modified Proposed Regulations (“Modified Regulations”) even though the final text of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations are...more

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California Department of Justice Proposes Third Set of Amendments to CCPA Regulations

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The Regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to evolve, in confusing fashion. As background, the AG’s Office had previously issued proposed Regulations to the CCPA in October 2019. The AG’s Office...more

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CCPA: When “Final” Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Means (with apologies to The Princess Bride)

Earlier this week, the California Department of Justice unexpectedly released a third set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. This move took place only two months after the California Attorney General’s Office...more

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Is Your Company Ready? California Consumer Privacy Act Now Being Enforced

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Starting last month, the California Attorney General began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Although the CCPA went into effect January 1, 2020, it provided a six-month grace period to allow companies...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

California Approves Final California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations

On Friday, August 14, California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the final draft of the Attorney General’s (AG) regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Series: Businesses Collecting Children’s Personal Information and Health-Related Data

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The CCPA Will Not Sleep During COVID-19 Organizations who, just months ago, believed they were not collecting health-related data, or children’s personal information, may now have to revisit those beliefs in light of the...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Series: Treating the CCPA Like a Check-the-Box Exercise

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Enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) began July 1, 2020. Our privacy team at Troutman Pepper includes several attorneys who worked in an attorney general’s office. This privacy regulatory team has...more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Privacy Law Update: CCPA Proposed Final Regulations Submitted for Approval

The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, went into effect on January 1, 2020, though enforcement of the Act by the California Attorney General’s Office does not begin until July 1, 2020. Last week the Attorney General’s...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California AG Releases More Modifications to CCPA Regulations

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, (“California AG”) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). These...more

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CA AG Issues Further Modified CCPA Regs: Third Time’s The Charm Or Three Strikes?

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On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) issued a second set of modified proposed regulations (2nd Modified Regulations) implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The 2nd Modified Regulations...more

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We're Getting Closer: AG Releases New Modified CCPA Draft Regulations

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wasted no time in issuing new modified draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), announcing new draft regulations on March 11, 2020 – just two weeks after...more

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California AG Revises Proposed CCPA Regulations

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On February 10, 2020, the Attorney General issued revisions to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) which were originally published in October of last year. While the Attorney General...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Understanding What the Revised Draft CCPA Regulations Mean for Business

- The California Attorney General Office (AGO) issued revised proposed regulations (Version 2) regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act on February 7, 2020. The AGO will collect comments on the revised regulations until...more

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