For companies scrambling to button up their California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance by the July 1 enforcement date, some news out of the state capital of Sacramento:
Per a memorandum issued June 24, 2020 by the...more
Commenters on the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations asked if a Vehicle Identification Number, even by itself, is personal information. Do you have to delete it? How do you address sharing of VINs with...more
A comment requested that the California Attorney General clarify the specific requirements for making privacy notices “easy to read and understandable to the average consumer” under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
Would conspicuous by any other name … link as effectively?
Multiple comments to the final California Consumer Privacy Act regulations ask the California Attorney General to explain what “conspicuous link” means for the...more
A comment asks the California Attorney General if directing a consumer to an online form could constitute a valid notice at collection under the recently finalized California Consumer Privacy Act regulations.
The Attorney...more
More responses from the California Attorney General to questions about the final California Consumer Privacy Act regulations:
Q. Can a business use an IP address to determine if a website visitor is a California...more
The California Attorney General has addressed a wide range of questions from businesses and other interested parties, in responding to comments to final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. Here are three...more
In the detailed summaries of comments to the final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, responses from the California Office of the Attorney General indicate that some areas and issues flagged in the comments...more
Exactly which consumer rights need to be explained in a privacy notice? The California Attorney General recently addressed this question in responding to comments to final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)...more
Key takeaways from my recent presentation titled “Service Providers v. Data Processors: What Should Your Agreement Address?” with Lexology and Exterra...more
California’s Attorney General won’t delay enforcement of key provisions of the California Consumer Privacy Act, but will use prosecutorial discretion in enforcing them, according to its Final Statement of Reasons for the...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has submitted a final California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations package. The final version is essentially identical to version three of the regulations released in early...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra submitted final proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL)...more
Following on the heels of the COVID–19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020, a bill recently filed by Republican Senators, Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Mark Warner introduced the "Public Health Emergency Privacy...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra issued an alert reminding consumers of their data privacy rights amid the COVID-19 public health emergency.
This included a specific reference to CCPA and the rights granted under...more
The California Attorney General has published a third draft of the California Consumer Privacy Act regulations-
Key takeaways:
Removes example indicating IP addresses may not be personal information in certain...more
The California Office of the Attorney General has published proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations. The amendments are open for public comment until 5 pm PT on Feb. 24, 2020....more
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1.Yes, CCPA can apply to you even if you have no physical presence in California.
2.Yes, if you have done some GDPR compliance you are in better shape for CCPA.
3.No, your GDPR compliance work is NOT sufficient for CCPA...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act has significant implications for Chief Marketing Officers. Here are some important principles CMOs should keep in mind when planning compliance efforts, included in my recent presentation...more
Here are some key points for employers to keep in mind related to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which were included in my presentation to a recent meeting of Fox Rothschild’s Labor & Employment Practice...more
“In California we are rebalancing the power dynamic by putting power back in the hands of consumers. I encourage all Californians to take a moment to understand their new rights and exercise these rights to take control of...more
On the sixth day of CCPA the California Senate Health Committee gave to me … a HIPAA carve-out.
AB 713, reported favorably by the California Senate Health Committee, would expand the exemption related to HIPAA and medical...more
The Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) announced that its web- and app-based tools are expected to go live on Jan. 1, 2020, as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect.
The web-based tool will enable...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released the title and summary for the CCPA 2.0 ballot initiative, the California Privacy Rights Act....more
Alastair Mactaggart, the proponent of the "CCPA 2.0" ballot initiative in California, has submitted to the Office of the Attorney General a revised version of the proposed "California Privacy Rights Act" (CPRA) that he hopes...more
12/11/2019
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