The California Attorney General unveiled its data broker registry on Monday. On or before January 31st, companies qualifying as a “data broker” based on the prior year’s activities are required to register their name and...more
The January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has come and gone, but questions about how to comply with the law show no hint of disappearing. As companies move past their efforts to comply...more
1/8/2020
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Congratulations. You’re nearly to January 1 with new practices designed to address CCPA obligations. Hydrate, and grab an energy bar – you’re just hitting your stride. Up ahead, we’ll need to incorporate obligations under the...more
When it takes effect next month, the CCPA is almost certain to become an immediate spark for litigation. While requests for access/deletion and individual or threatened claims start to fill in-house legal departments’...more
12/13/2019
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As privacy and personal data issues continue to be a focus of both legal action and media coverage, privacy policy statements are getting dusted off and reviewed by more eyes. Imprecise or inaccurate policy statements,...more
11/12/2019
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In exactly two months, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect. Many businesses are devoting resources to timely comply, but between the late rollout of the Attorney General’s draft regulations, recent...more
11/1/2019
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FTC Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Christine S. Wilson recently sat down with Cameron Kerry at the Brookings Institution to discuss the FTC’s role in privacy. Although the Commissioners did not agree on everything,...more
With the new CCPA draft regulations out, you may be wondering—how can I comment? What are the deadlines? When will the draft regulations be finalized and go into effect? This blog post summarizes the process and timing for...more
10/23/2019
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On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed seven legislative proposals to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), marking the end of a nearly-yearlong process to make changes to the new privacy law before it...more
10/14/2019
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On Thursday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released draft regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The regulations provide the first glimpse into how the Attorney General interprets...more
Last week, the California legislature voted to send five amendments to the CCPA to the California governor’s desk. The amendments include a one-year exemption for access and deletion rights to employee data and B2B...more
9/16/2019
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This week marks the final opportunity for California lawmakers to amend the CCPA before the legislative session closes on Friday, September 13th. The legislative posture of the amendments changed last Friday, when the Senate...more
Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) continued to advance on Monday, as the California legislature returned from its summer recess. With just five weeks to go until the September 13th deadline for the...more
New York’s efforts to pass the New York Privacy Act failed when the bill did not appear in the most recent legislative session. The bill, said to be “tougher,” “bolder,” and more “sweeping” than other privacy legislation,...more
On Tuesday and Wednesday of this week, the California Assembly voted to approve four bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The legislation now moves to the California Senate....more
5/31/2019
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On Wednesday, the California Assembly voted to approve two bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The legislation now moves to the California Senate....more
On April 23, the California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection held a hearing to discuss a number of proposed amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
A federal judge allowed a class-action lawsuit alleging Bose collected and shared data about its headphone users to proceed last week on the basis of deceptive advertising. The decision underscores the risks that internet of...more
The FTC recently announced a $5.7 million settlement with app developer Musical.ly for COPPA violations associated with its app (now known as TikTok)—the agency’s largest-ever COPPA fine since the enactment of the statute....more
Last week, the California Assembly’s Standing Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection held a hearing to discuss the California Consumer Privacy Act. While many panelists from the private sector pointed out problems with...more
Last week, five advertising and marketing trade associations jointly filed comments with the California Attorney General seeking clarification on provisions within the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
Data brokers have until this Thursday to register with the Vermont Secretary of State as part of a new data broker oversight law that became effective January 1st.
Approved unanimously by the Vermont Senate last May, the...more
As we noted previously, the California Attorney General is holding a series of public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide the public with an initial opportunity to comment on CCPA requirements and...more
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced that the California Department of Justice will hold a series of six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The hearings will take place during...more
In June of this year, California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) giving California residents specific rights related to their online privacy, similar to those proscribed by GDPR. The law was passed hastily...more