In this episode, Akin Gump cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice co-heads Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, and counsel Molly Whitman discuss the firm’s new 2020 CCPA Litigation Annual Report and its...more
4/7/2021
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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
8/20/2020
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Privacy Policy ,
Private Right of Action ,
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State Attorneys General
On March 5, 2020, Gov. Phil Scott (VT-R) signed into law amendments to the Security Breach Notice Act (the “Act”). The amendments, which originated in the State Senate as part of an initiative addressing a number of data...more
8/10/2020
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The advocacy group, Californians For Consumer Privacy, has qualified the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) for the November 2020 ballot. The required number of signatures was verified by the California Secretary of State,...more