On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unveiled Draft Regulations on Risk Assessment and Cybersecurity Audit. The CPPA Board announced that the formal rulemaking process will begin soon,...more
Texas, long lauded as one of the most “business-friendly” states, has passed a comprehensive privacy law that will bring new regulations to consumer personal data. The new Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (“TDPSA”), H.B....more
6/21/2023
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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or the “Agency”) published on November 3, 2022, a Public Notice of Proposed Modifications and Additional Materials Relied Upon, which starts what we hope is the last round of...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) exemptions for employee and business-to-business Personal Information (PI) likely will not be extended. Aug. 31, 2022 was the last day for each house to pass bills, per the...more
9/8/2022
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On July 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board (CPPA, Agency or Board) announced the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), which begins the 45-day comment period for the draft regulations. As we previously...more
The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) becomes operative on Jan. 1, 2023. For organizations building a CPRA compliance road map, below is a summary of the requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which...more
On Feb. 18, Chairperson Jennifer Urban of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) addressed the California state bar and clarified the announcements that were made during the CPPA board meeting on Feb. 17. Read on for...more
On Jan. 28, 2022, the California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) published a statement putting businesses that operate loyalty programs on notice that the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requirements for a Notice of...more
On October 5, 2021, Jennifer Urban, who serves as Chair of the Board the California Privacy Protection Agency (the CPPA) spoke with members of the California Lawyer’s Association about the Board’s work to get the new Agency...more
Since the Jan. 1, 2020 kickoff for private enforcement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), plaintiffs have filed scores of class actions invoking the CCPA. Such claims, when properly made, present substantial...more
For businesses awaiting guidance on how to comply with the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”), the new California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) began the rulemaking process on September 22, 2021 with an...more
On Monday, Oct. 12, the California Office of the Attorney General (the Attorney General or OAG) released a third set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations (the Regulations)....more
While most privacy news and alerts have been focused on the collection and processing of customer data (see our earlier posts about interest-based advertising and the House Judiciary Committee’s Antitrust Hearing with Big...more
On Friday, August 14, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced approval by the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) of final regulations (Final Regs) under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Proposed...more
Last week, the International Association of Privacy Professionals hosted a keynote session with Stacey Schesser, supervising deputy attorney general (AG) of the California Department of Justice, to discuss the July 1 start of...more
In this alert, we summarize the key takeaways from the final regs in the areas of Notices, Consumer Rights Requests, Non-Discrimination and Loyalty Programs, Service Providers, Minors, Households, Training and Records, and...more
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went live on January 1, 2020, businesses have been working to develop procedures for lawfully complying with requests from California consumers relating to their personal...more