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The New Frontier of California Privacy Enforcement: A Tougher Era for Data Brokers

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Last week, the Board of the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) approved a settlement with California-based data broker Background Alert, Inc., requiring Background Alert to cease its...more

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FTC Seeks to Strengthen Privacy Protections of Children Online

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On December 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") to revise the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act ("COPPA") Rule to reduce the amount of information...more

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FTC Emerges as Leader in Health Privacy Enforcement

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Over the past year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has emerged as a leading actor in the health privacy enforcement space, spearheading enforcement actions, policy statements, and regulatory changes all aimed at...more

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First Civil Penalties Under the CCPA Through $1.2 Million Settlement For Cookie “Sale” Violations

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The enforcement marks a step-up in scrutiny and enforcement as new amendments to the CCPA are set to come into force Jan. 1, 2023 and as enforcement moves from the CA Attorney General to the new California Privacy Protection...more

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California Privacy Enforcement Moves Forward With Rulemaking on Horizon

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Big changes are underway in California privacy, with a brand new privacy agency, forthcoming new privacy rules due by July, and a new comprehensive privacy framework going into effect in January 2023. As businesses subject to...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

California’s new privacy law, the CPRA, was approved: Now what?

On November 3, 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), by approximately 56-44%. This act will amend and supersede the still recent California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), once...more

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California Passes New CPRA Privacy Regulation

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On November 3, 2020, the state of California voted to pass Proposition 24, also known as The California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act of 2020 (“CPRA”). As a result of this vote, businesses dealing with personal...more

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Canada Update: Québec Proposes Privacy Bill With Teeth, Ontario Ponders Requirements for Data Collection by Private Bodies

On June 12, 2020, Québec’s then minister of justice, Sonia LeBel, tabled in the National Assembly Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information. Bill 64’s purpose is...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Enforcement Series: OAG’s Reaction to CPRA Referendum

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CCPA 2.0: A Refresher - Just as the dust from the CCPA began to settle, on June 24, 2020, the California Secretary of State released a memorandum stating that the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”), also known as...more

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China Cybersecurity Law Continues to Bring Enforcement Crackdown

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The Situation: In the two years since China enacted the Cybersecurity Law, which granted authorities broad powers to monitor and investigate activities falling under its purview, authorities have increasingly penalized...more

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California Consumer Privacy Act Draft Regulations: What’s New, What’s Next

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Covered businesses have much work to do to revise disclosures, implement choice mechanisms, and design compliant data subject request programs. Key Points: ..The Attorney General’s draft regulations, released on October...more

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Dangerous seas ahead - the California Consumer Privacy Act and litigation risk

While many breathed a sigh of relief when the California legislature provided only a limited private right of action for data breaches under its sweeping new privacy law - the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) -...more

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