Californians took to the polls last week and decisively voted to approve Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act, an amendment to the recently-enacted California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The amendments to CCPA law are expected to strengthen protections to what is already the foremost data privacy law in the Country.
On September 25, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 713 (the “Amendment”) into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) to implement exceptions related to consumer health data. Specifically, the CCPA amendment addresses inconsistencies between data protection afforded under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) and the CCPA, respectively. …
CCPA Amendment Passes, Creating New HIPAA-related Exceptions Read More »
On August 14, 2020, the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the California Department of Justice’s final California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations and filed them with the California Secretary of State. Prior to approval, some businesses were uncertain as to whether the $25 million revenue threshold was related to revenue generated only from California …
Clarifying the $25 Million Threshold in the Final CCPA Regulations Read More »
Although it feels just like yesterday that the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect (it was January 1, 2020), California may be at it again. After securing 931,000 signatures from California State residents, the privacy-right activist group, Californians for Consumer Privacy, has qualified yet another privacy bill for the November 3, 2020 ballot. …
Although the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020, the California Attorney General (“AG”) was prohibited from bringing enforcement actions until July 1, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some observers were unsure whether the AG would be able to meet the July 1st deadline. However, the AG is moving …
On June 1, 2020, the California Attorney General’s Office submitted the final text of California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations to the Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) for review. Typically, OAL has thirty (30) working days to determine whether regulations under its review satisfy the procedural requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The California State …
Despite the myriad issues that businesses now face with the Covid-19 pandemic, the California State Attorney General remains committed to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date of July 1, 2020. As such, businesses that have not already done so should add CCPA compliance to their immediate to-do lists. One area of compliance that …
Preparing CCPA Privacy Policies Before the July 1 Enforcement Date Read More »
Despite the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) enforcement date remains set at July 1, 2020. Readers of this blog know that we have been providing frequent updates on all things CCPA. In this post, we take a deep dive into the record keeping requirements contained in the CCPA. What are the …
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