Keypoint: The Virginia Privacy Act would create CCPA-like rights for Virginia residents while the Sale of Personal Data Act would create rights vis-à-vis “data sellers.”
Lawmakers in Virginia have proposed two bills that, if...more
Keypoint: Florida lawmakers have proposed legislation that would require certain operators of websites to make online disclosures and accept requests to opt-out of sales of personal data but that would stop far short of...more
Keypoint: Illinois lawmakers have proposed legislation that would create CCPA-like privacy rights for Illinois residents.
On January 8, 2020, Illinois state Senator Thomas Cullerton introduced the Illinois Data Transparency...more
Keypoint: Washington lawmakers will be filing the 2020 version of the Washington Privacy Act on Monday, January 13, 2020.
Those who follow privacy law will remember that last year Washington state came close to becoming the...more
Keypoint: 2020 promises to be another ground-breaking year in privacy and cybersecurity law in the United States.
2019 was an exciting year in privacy and cybersecurity law. In the United States, the California Consumer...more
Keypoint: Those hoping that the final CCPA regulations will clarify its requirements may be disappointed.
According to an article in Bloomberg Law, California Attorney General Becerra does not anticipate his office making...more
Saturday, November 2, will mark 60 days until the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect. While each organization will have its unique compliance challenges, there are a discrete set of tasks – at a minimum –...more
Keypoint: The long-awaited proposed AG regulations are here, and while they provide some much-needed clarity, they will leave businesses wanting more.
On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s office published...more
10/11/2019
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We previously posted that Alastair Mactaggart, one of the co-authors of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), intended to submit a new ballot initiative to strengthen the privacy rights that already exist in the CCPA....more
9/27/2019
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Alastair Mactaggart, Founder & Chair of Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced that he intends to file a ballot initiative – the California Privacy Enforcement Act – to appear on the November 2020 ballot....more
September 13 was the final day for the California legislature to pass bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) prior to its January 1, 2020, effective date. After months of speculation and anticipation, we...more
9/17/2019
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Key Point: If signed by the Governor, the legislation will expand the types of personal information covered by the CCPA’s provision authorizing private litigants to seek statutory damages of between $100 and $750, per...more
In March we published an extensive analysis of proposed bills that would amend or supplement the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). With a number of those bills having either passed the Assembly or been withdrawn , it is...more
6/10/2019
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Those who have spent time critically thinking about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), can undoubtedly identify a number of ambiguities and uncertainties. Some of those may be resolved through the current legislative...more
Key Point: Although not as far-reaching as the CCPA, the Nevada legislation will require entities subject to the statute to revise their online privacy notices and create an internal process to ensure compliance with the new...more
As we previously reported, the Texas legislature has been considering two bills directed at addressing consumer privacy. Those bills were proposed in the wake of last year’s enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act....more
Given the near ubiquitous coverage of proposed CCPA amendments, it may be hard to believe that any bill could fly under the radar, but that appears to be the case with AB 1035, which would amend the CCPA’s private right of...more
Although there certainly will be more bills proposed to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), there already are a significant number of bills that have been working their way through the legislative process. One...more
What is the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018?
In July 2018, the California legislature enacted a first-in-the-nation consumer privacy act entitled the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) . The CCPA...more
3/18/2019
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On January 1, 2020, entities doing business in California will have to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a first-in-the-nation consumer privacy law that grants numerous privacy rights to California...more
One of the myriad of issues arising from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the extent to which financial institutions subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) must comply with the CCPA’s requirements in light...more