In 2019, the California State Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1202 (“A.B. 1202”), amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or the “Act”). The amendment requires qualified businesses to register as data brokers with the Office of the California Attorney General (“OAG”). Data brokers that fail to register are subject to civil penalties.
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In January 2022, many businesses operating loyalty programs in the State of California received notices for allegedly violating the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Like the notice sweep in July 2021, California’s Attorney General published a brief press release describing the violations and subsequent notices alleging non-compliance with the CCPA’s Notice of Financial Incentive (“Notice”)
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In November 2020, California voters approved Proposition 24, also known as the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The CPRA expands the consumer data privacy protections present in the more widely-known California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Among other measures, the CPRA created the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”), which is tasked with CPRA rulemaking. The
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On May 12, 2021, Senator Kevin Thomas reintroduced the New York Privacy Act (the “Act” or “NY Privacy Act”) before the New York Senate. In 2019, Senator Thomas had hoped to pass privacy legislation S5642 (the “Bill”) to amend the general business law in order to address the management and oversight of consumer personal information.
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Following the enactment of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), many states have attempted to follow in California’s footsteps by passing their own consumer data privacy laws. On April 21, 2021, the Florida State House of Representatives resoundingly passed consumer data privacy House Bill 969 (“HB 969” or “Florida Privacy Law”), by a vote of
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Recently, we blogged that both houses of the General Assembly of Virginia had voted to approve the Consumer Data Privacy Act (“CDPA” or “Virginia Privacy Law”). On March 2, 2021, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed the CDPA into law, becoming the second state in the nation (behind only California) to pass comprehensive consumer data privacy
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For the second year in a row, the New York State Legislature will consider whether to adopt its own version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). We have written extensively about the CCPA, including a recent primer on CCPA basics. SB 567 (the “Act”), known colloquially as the NY CCPA, shares a lot in
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As readers of this blog know, businesses face significant liability if they fail to take their consumer privacy obligations seriously. These obligations can vary widely based on the kind of information a business collects and where a consumer is located. Privacy compliance is an essential consideration for many businesses, and properly obtaining consumer consent to
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