As the year draws to a close, it seems safe to declare that 2020 was not a good year for the enactment of state consumer privacy legislation. Below, we provide status updates on state privacy task force initiatives and...more
As expected, Californians voted on November 3, 2020, to adopt the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), better known as Proposition 24. The CPRA amends the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in subtle and significant ways...more
Regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became final last week, following approval by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL). While four provisions from the final regulations were...more
Less than one month remains until the July 1 date when California’s attorney general may begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) which went into effect at the beginning of this year. ...more
"Privacy, Unmasked" is a multi-part series that explores the impact of COVID-19 on individual privacy rights and privacy and security regulation and enforcement. New blogs will be posted in this space on Tuesdays....more
While all eyes are on the state of Washington's proposed privacy act for the final legislative week, consumer privacy rights continue to be a hot topic in a handful of other state legislatures. ...more
Go to the gym. Eat less sugar. No booze for January. Pass privacy legislation.
As legislatures across the country opened for new sessions in January, it was evident that many representatives had added "expand individual...more
As the likelihood of the federal government passing a timely, workable national consumer privacy law before the November election decreases, states from coast to coast have been busy. According to the National Conference of...more
"I’m just a law whose intentions are good / Oh AG, please don’t let me be misunderstood."
- Nina Simone, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, as adapted by the DWT Privacy & Security Team...more
Six bills proposing various changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continue to move through the state’s legislature, and are likely to come up for a final floor vote imminently. None of the proposed amendments...more
With summer vacations, BBQs, and heat waves still in full swing, it can be tempting to think there is plenty of time remaining until the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") takes effect on January 1, 2020. ...more
The Privacy Oracle consolidates significant US legislative and regulatory developments at the state and federal level into a single publication. In this month’s issue, we offer:
- An analysis of bills introduced in the 116th...more
4/29/2019
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Private Right of Action ,
Right to Delete
Criminal masterminds are constantly re-envisioning their weapon of choice. International cyberattacks perpetuated through the use of leaked nation-state cyber tools, shaped many security discussions in 2018, but a new year...more
2/14/2019
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Smartphones
Privacy has been a hot topic for state legislatures in the first month of the year. Legislators in nine states have introduced draft bills that would impose broad obligations on businesses to provide consumers with...more
Santa’s practice of monitoring behavior of children across the globe has been publically disclosed for decades, but the recent implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and enactment of the California...more
12/19/2018
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
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Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
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Right to Delete
The California legislature passed SB 1121, a bill to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), on Friday night, hours before the legislature recessed for the year. SB 1121 contained only a few substantive changes,...more
9/6/2018
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Opt-Outs ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action
A coalition of business groups, including the California Chamber of Commerce and a broad array of industry associations, wrote to state lawmakers on Monday requesting a series of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy...more