Government in the Virtual World: A Look at Public Meetings and Hearings
What started as a flurry when California included protections for data about known teens in its 2018 privacy law soon became a blizzard. State after state passed new protections for teens into their own privacy laws, with...more
On February 1, the Colorado Attorney General’s (AG) Office and the Colorado Department of Law (the “Department”) held a rulemaking hearing on the Proposed Draft Rules for the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA), which goes into effect...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board will hold its third public hearing on February 3, 2023, at 10 am PST. The meeting will open with the Chairperson’s Update, during which CPPA Chairperson Jennifer...more
At the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board meeting on June 8, 2022, the board voted to begin the rulemaking process. The Board previously released a 66-page draft of regulations, that are intended to implement...more
On February 10, the California Attorney General’s office released a highly anticipated updated draft of the proposed CCPA regulations. This draft corrected a version first issued on February 7, 2020. These latest updates...more
Following an unsuccessful attempt last year at passing a comprehensive data privacy bill, the Washington State Legislature is hoping the second time’s the charm. Senate Bill 6281, this session’s updated version of The...more
Businesses are keeping an eye on Sacramento as the California Attorney General has ramped up his public statements about the future and enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We walk through some of the...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) requires the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) to promulgate regulations related to the CCPA. In October 2019, the AGO published its proposed CCPA regulations and invited...more
The California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Oct. 10, 2019, released the proposed text for the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (Regulations). The Regulations are intended to guide businesses on CCPA...more
The Situation: On January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") goes into effect, with enforcement by the California attorney general ("attorney general") to begin six months after the final...more
After a long wait, the California Attorney General’s (AG) office held a news conference on October 10, 2019, and published proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Companies gearing up for...more
The California Attorney General’s office (CA AG) has published the long-awaited implementing regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In addition to the regulations, the CA AG also released a Notice of...more
On October 10, 2019, the California attorney general released long-awaited proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). These regulations provide much-needed guidance on the CCPA requirements,...more
Equifax to Pay up to $700 Million as Part of Settlement for 2017 Data Breach - Equifax has agreed to pay at least $575 million, and potentially up to $700 million, as part of a global settlement with the FTC, the CFPB, and...more
The California Attorney General’s Office (CAGO) is conducting a series of public hearings around the state to gather input on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). We attended the CAGO’s January 25th, 2019...more
Ninth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century highlights challenges of addressing persistent threats to data security. On December 11 and 12, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the...more