California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Personal Data, Privacy Policy

States Continue Privacy Law Enforcement Efforts

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/17/2025

Recent enforcement activities in California and Connecticut highlight that states are ready and willing to actively enforce their comprehensive privacy laws. These recent actions – which continue the trend of states ramping...more

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/27/2025

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

California Enacts One-Stop Mechanism for Data Broker Deletion Requests

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/26/2023

California residents may soon be able to click “backspace” on data brokers doing business in the state. On October 10, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 362, colloquially known as the Delete Act, into...more

Peekaboo: How To Continue Preparations for Brave New (Data Privacy) World

DarrowEverett LLP on 9/28/2023

On September 12, 2023, Delaware became the 13th state to adopt a consumer data privacy act, joining Florida, another state to recently adopt consumer privacy laws, and others in providing resident consumers with rights...more

California Announces Increased Scrutiny on CCPA Violations with Latest $1.2 Million Enforcement Action Settlement

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP on 8/31/2022

California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta has made clear that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is going to be a priority for the AG’s office. On Friday, the California AG’s office announced a $1.2 million...more

How Large Employers Can Prepare for CCPA/CPRA Obligations for “HR Data” in 2022

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 12/22/2021

Get ready, large employers. After years of amendments exempting the personal information of employees and other personnel from the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), covered employers now have a firm deadline by which...more

AG Becerra Announces Approval Of Additional CCPA Regulations

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 3/17/2021

Here we go again! On March 15th, 2021, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) announced approval of modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) regulations, originally introduced in December of...more

Status Of Proposed CCPA-Like State Privacy Legislation As Of March 15, 2021

Husch Blackwell LLP on 3/15/2021

Keypoint: There were four notable developments this week: the Florida House passed a bill out of committee, lawmakers proposed a new bill in Texas, the Washington Privacy Act was scheduled for a public hearing and committee...more

Florida Aims To Mirror California’s CCPA With Proposed Data Privacy Legislation

Fisher Phillips on 3/2/2021

Florida is currently considering data privacy legislation that would require covered businesses to implement comprehensive policies and procedures to provide privacy rights to consumers. The proposed legislation, House Bill...more

Undergoing Bankruptcy Proceedings? Here’s How to Make Sure PII Maintains Its Value

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 12/3/2020

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some businesses are considering potential liquidation or restructuring through bankruptcy. Companies in this situation should keep privacy concerns in mind, because the handling of personal data...more

The CCPA Is Live for Enforcement—Is Your Website in Compliance?

Hanzo on 11/23/2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more

Privacy During Bankruptcy Proceedings: Why It Matters

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 11/6/2020

During these particularly trying times resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses of all sizes have been concerned about the future. As a result, considering potential liquidation or restructuring through bankruptcy is...more

Is Your Company Ready? California Consumer Privacy Act Now Being Enforced

Ruder Ware on 8/24/2020

Starting last month, the California Attorney General began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Although the CCPA went into effect January 1, 2020, it provided a six-month grace period to allow companies...more

7 Tips to Make Your Website CCPA Compliant

NAVEX on 8/19/2020

On Friday, California's Office of Administrative Law officially approved final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), arguably the nation’s most comprehensive legislation governing the collection,...more

Final CCPA Regulations Approved, Effective Immediately

Alston & Bird on 8/19/2020

On Friday, August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the California Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Final CCPA Regulations (the “Regulations”) and filed them with California Secretary...more

Privacy Law Update: CCPA Proposed Final Regulations Submitted for Approval

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC on 6/11/2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA, went into effect on January 1, 2020, though enforcement of the Act by the California Attorney General’s Office does not begin until July 1, 2020. Last week the Attorney General’s...more

An Employer’s Guide To The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) During The COVID-19 Era

Fisher Phillips on 6/10/2020

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) had only been in effect for a short time before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, raising a host of new privacy challenges for employers in the midst of trying to comply with an entirely...more

California AG Releases More Modifications to CCPA Regulations

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/26/2020

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra, (“California AG”) released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). These...more

We're Getting Closer: AG Releases New Modified CCPA Draft Regulations

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 3/13/2020

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra wasted no time in issuing new modified draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), announcing new draft regulations on March 11, 2020 – just two weeks after...more

CCPA Reality Check: 10 Key Questions to Evaluate Compliance

Coblentz Patch Duffy & Bass on 2/28/2020

With the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) in effect as of January 1, but regulations still being revised and finalized, businesses are struggling to know what they need to do now to comply....more

California AG Revises Proposed CCPA Regulations

Fisher Phillips on 2/21/2020

On February 10, 2020, the Attorney General issued revisions to the proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the CCPA) which were originally published in October of last year. While the Attorney General...more

Does Accidental Listening by Smart Speakers Raise Compliance Concerns?

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 2/21/2020

That sixth sense you have that someone is listening – could it be your smart speaker? There’s a chance the answer is yes, even when you don’t ask it to. A new study from Northeastern University finds that smart speakers...more

California Attorney General Releases Modifications to Proposed CCPA Regulations - Morgan Lewis Practical Advice On Privacy: Guide...

Morgan Lewis on 2/19/2020

While the final CCPA regulations remain pending, written comments on the recently released proposed modifications are due by February 25, 2020. This article highlights some of the most notable changes to the proposed...more

Modifications to CCPA Proposed Regulations Released by California Attorney General

Polsinelli on 2/19/2020

On February 7, 2020, and again on February 10, 2020, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released modified proposed regulations (“Modified Proposed Regulations”) to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, Cal....more

California Attorney General Releases Updated Drafts of Proposed CCPA Regulations

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/14/2020

On February 7 and again on February 10, 2020, the California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released an updated draft of proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). The updated...more

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