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Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed. State Action: Virginia Governor Signs Bill Restricting Minor’s Use of Social Media:...more
On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order imposing a $632,500 fine on American Honda Motor Co., Inc. for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA...more
In a recent presentation at the Center of Innovation, Learning, and Society (U.C. Davis School of Law) on AI legal developments, I remarked to the audience that while typically I finalize my slides at least a few days before...more
On November 14, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), which is tasked with enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), announced it settled with two data brokers, Growbots, Inc. and UpLead...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is starting formal rulemaking (again) as they move beyond the pre-rulemaking drafts that were debated for a little over a year. During their November 8, 2024, board meeting, the...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), at its board meeting on November 8, 2024, voted 4–1 to advance proposed regulations to a formal rulemaking. As currently drafted, these regulations would, among other things...more
Keeping the season spooky for data brokers, the enforcement division of the California Privacy Protection Agency announced on October 30, 2024, that it is conducting a public investigative sweep of data broker registration...more
The State of California, under the leadership of Governor Gavin Newsom, has taken the lead of its sister states in mobilizing resources to investigate the risks of the use of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) tools...more
As states take pioneering steps towards AI legislation, businesses face new compliance landscapes affecting their operation and strategic planning. California and Colorado are leading with distinct yet influential legislative...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more
Earlier this month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued its first-ever enforcement advisory (No. 2024-01). The advisory addresses what it calls the “foundational principle” of data minimization, and more...more
Employers had a big win in late June 2023 when a trial court in Sacramento enjoined until March 29, 2024, enforcement of the final regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the only one of 14 recently...more
After a successful appeal of a June ruling, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is authorized to begin immediate enforcement of privacy regulations developed, and expanded, under the California Privacy Rights Act...more
On February 9, 2024, California’s Third District Court of Appeals reinstated the California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“CPPA”) ability to enforce the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) regulations. The CPRA...more
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) launched a new website dedicated to providing resources to California residents about their privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The...more
On January 1, California's Assembly Bill No. 352 (AB 352) went into effect, introducing significant changes to the handling and sharing of sensitive health information — particularly information related to reproductive health...more
In October 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (S.B.) 362 into law, amending California’s data broker registration law. By January 31, 2024, qualifying data brokers must register with the California...more
On December 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board (the “Board”) held a public meeting to discuss, among other things, regulations addressing: (1) cybersecurity audits; (2) risk assessments; and (3)...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently met to discuss automated decision-making technology, privacy risk assessments and cybersecurity audits under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) as amended by...more
On Friday, December 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) will meet to discuss important items, including drafting proposed regulations for employers. While the Agency has not yet commenced the formal...more
The Situation: California has enacted a groundbreaking new privacy law aimed at data brokers—entities that sell information about consumers with whom they do not have a direct relationship. Under the Delete Act (SB 362), data...more
The five-member Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) held a public meeting on September 8, 2023, to discuss a range of topics, most notably, draft regulations relating to risk assessments and...more
On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) released a set of draft regulations on cybersecurity audits and risk assessments. For those who recall the multiple rounds of the CPPA’s draft CCPA...more
Readers of this blog know that we’ve been closely following the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) rulemaking process. California passed the law in 2020 to update the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 with additional...more
On Oct. 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) released a revised draft of regulations to enforce the soon-to-be-effective California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”). The revised regulations include...more