Earlier this month, after the conclusion of the public comment period, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which grants rights to Colorado consumers concerning their personal...more
On October 30, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced an investigative sweep to ensure data brokers comply with the Delete Act. Effective January 1, the Delete Act requires parties to register by January 31...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR Privacy & Security Download, the digital newsletter of Blank Rome’s Privacy, Security & Data Protection practice....more
This is the first in a series of articles about the implications of the California Privacy Rights Act for employers. - The California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) expands employers’ obligations with respect to the privacy...more
Here we go again! On March 15th, 2021, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) announced approval of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) regulations, originally introduced in December of...more
Earlier this week, the Commonwealth of Virginia became the second state to enact comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, joining California. On March 2, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Consumer Data Protection Act...more
On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA). The law passed the state legislature with strong bipartisan support. With a stroke of the pen, Virginia...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more
Overlooked in a year dominated by a "wait-and-see" dynamic with both the finalization and enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Brazil's General Data Protection Law-Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent...more
On March 11, The California Attorney General (CA AG) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
Senate Bill 6281, the "Washington Privacy Act" (the "Act") passed the Washington State Senate on February 14, 2020. A House committee approved an amended version of the Senate bill on March 2, 2020, which now moves to the...more
The California Attorney General’s office published revised proposed regulations for implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on February 7, 2020. What are the implications for businesses trying to stay...more
On February 7, 2020, and again on February 10, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released modified proposed regulations (“Modified Proposed Regulations”) to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Cal....more
In the last two years, businesses have been catapulted into a dizzying new world, with privacy expectations and requirements that were unheard of just two years ago. ...more
As many in the U.S. were ringing in the New Year on January 1, 2020, the long-anticipated California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became effective. This statute’s main intent is to protect the privacy of California residents...more
This article is intended to provide an outline summary of some of the key elements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including determining if your business is subject to CCPA and what are its primary...more
Californians spent January 1, 2020 like most other Americans: making (and breaking) New Year’s resolutions, watching college football bowl games and saying farewell to 2019. ...more
Washington State is already shaping up as a center of state privacy legislation for 2020. Last year, SB 5376 (also known as the Washington Privacy Act, or WPA) gained significant traction in the legislature, passing the...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has forced companies across the United States (and even globally) to seriously consider how they handle the personal information they collect from consumers. By its terms, however,...more
After much anticipation and trepidation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Many companies are understandably still grappling with the details of the law, the amendments, and the...more
Happy New Year! At long last, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) went into effect yesterday, January 1, 2020. For those who have not yet heard, the CCPA establishes a comprehensive legal framework to govern...more
On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) becomes effective, and businesses around the world will be responsible for handling the personal information of Californians in accordance with the requirements...more
To get prepared for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), get a grasp of the basic jargonese and terms involved. The CCPA will impact hundreds of thousands of businesses worldwide. In “A Glossary Guide to the CCPA”,...more
In June 2018, California broke new ground when it was the first state in the nation to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. The new law, called the California Consumer Privacy Act, gives Californians significant new...more