California became the first U.S. state with a comprehensive consumer privacy law when the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) became operative on January 1, 2020. The CCPA provides for broad privacy rights for residents...more
11/2/2020
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When it takes effect next month, the CCPA is almost certain to become an immediate spark for litigation. While requests for access/deletion and individual or threatened claims start to fill in-house legal departments’...more
12/13/2019
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Constitutional Challenges ,
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As privacy and personal data issues continue to be a focus of both legal action and media coverage, privacy policy statements are getting dusted off and reviewed by more eyes. Imprecise or inaccurate policy statements,...more
11/12/2019
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