On August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved in part and withdrew in part the Regulations regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). While most of the changes are...more
Businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that have begun exploring the possibility of collecting data from visitors to their facilities to track potential coronavirus exposure and to allow/deny entry...more
On Friday, February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office released modified regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The modified regulations incorporate amendments to the CCPA signed into...more
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For businesses, one of the more worrisome scenarios under the CCPA occurs when they mistakenly provide personal information of a consumer to the wrong party in response to a consumer request, whether because of fraud or...more
10/22/2019
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To the surprise of some, the proposed CCPA Regulations issued last Thursday don’t address many of the well-discussed ambiguities under the law (such as what “valuable consideration” means in the context of a sale of personal...more
10/18/2019
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The California Attorney General’s Office released its long-awaited proposed CCPA Regulations yesterday. The proposed Regulations are 24 pages long, and address a number of important technical compliance issues including...more
10/11/2019
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On September 13, 2019—the last day of the legislative session—California lawmakers approved five amendments intended to clarify the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), but rejected several...more
9/17/2019
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At what has been described as a marathon hearing that lasted late into the night of July 9, the California Senate Judiciary Committee advanced several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), but major...more
7/11/2019
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For good reason, there has been much discussion about the new privacy rights created by the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), which becomes effective January 1, 2020. ...more
11/21/2018
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