California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said last week that “knowledge is power, and in today’s world knowledge is derived from data. When it comes to your own data, you should be in control…” These words came in an Advisory highlighting California consumers’ rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Advisory outlined several areas … Continue Reading
After much anticipation and trepidation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. Many companies are understandably still grappling with the details of the law, the amendments, and the proposed regulations and how to comply with them. If you have not determined whether the CCPA applies to your company, and … Continue Reading
Microsoft announced this week that it would extend the consumer rights currently given to California consumers through the California Consumer Privacy Act to all consumers—no matter where they reside. I applaud this move (especially because I don’t reside in CA). But why should my personal information be protected differently than those who live in California? … Continue Reading
In delving deeply into the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the Amendments recently signed by the California Governor, and the proposed Regulations issued by the California Attorney General, we thought it would be helpful to point out some details that are important to consider for compliance which are not obvious in the CCPA discussions we … Continue Reading
The pace at which data privacy and security laws are changing continues to move at warp speed. Back in the day, I would keep track of all privacy and security bills in state legislatures and Congress; about 10 years ago, I stopped that practice because many were never enacted. Now, however, state laws are being … Continue Reading
Last week was a busy week for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as Attorney General Xavier Becerra released draft regulations on October 10 and Governor Newsom signed several pending CCPA amendments into law on October 11. The CCPA amendments clarified several important issues, including: employee information and business-to-business (B2B) communications are exempt from the … Continue Reading
Bloomberg Law reported this week that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra expects to issue draft regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in October. Bloomberg reported that AG Becerra told reporters the regulations would be published next month. Businesses and consumers will then be able to submit public comments to the regulations. Bloomberg also reported … Continue Reading
This week we continue our series of articles on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). We’ve been discussing the broad nature of this privacy law and answering some general questions, such as what is it? Who does it apply to? What protections are included for consumers? How does it affect businesses? What rights … Continue Reading
We have previously reported on the anticipated impact of the new California Privacy Law—the California Consumer Privacy Act (“the Act”) [view related post]. The first amendment to the Act, (most likely be the first of many amendments) recently obtained approval from state lawmakers and is on its way to Governor Jerry Brown for signature. The … Continue Reading
