On Jan. 6, the California attorney general (AG) issued an advisory on the CCPA, advising CA consumers of their data privacy rights, how to exercise those rights, and of their private right of action for breaches. The advisory notes that consumers were able to begin exercising the rights on Jan. 1, 2020, and that
In a mere two weeks, as the ball drops in Times Square, California Attorney General (AG) Xavier Becerra will welcome not only a new decade, but a new era of enforcement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
In a news briefing Monday, AG Becerra shed light on two topics of high interest for many
On Nov. 12, Greenberg Traurig Tel Aviv office Shareholder Adam Snukal, in conjunction with NICE, led a webinar on the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), due to be enforced in January 2020. The most stringent privacy regulation to be enforced in the United States is bound to trigger changes in the way U.S. contact
On Nov. 5, California Congresswomen Anna G. Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren introduced the Online Privacy Act of 2019, H.R. 4978, to balance the actual needs of businesses with users’ fair privacy rights and expectations. The proposed privacy bill seeks for the United States to adopt many of the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which is effective Jan. 1, 2020, and that exist under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Below is a brief summary of the main components of the Act. A copy of the Online Privacy Act can be found here, and a section-by-section analysis by the Congresswomen can be viewed here.
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On Oct. 10, the California Attorney General’s Office issued the California Consumer Privacy Act Proposed Regulations. Stakeholders have until Dec. 6 to submit comments, and there will be four public hearings prior to that date. On the same day, the Attorney General’s Office also published the Initial Statement of Reasons describing the basis for each
On the heels of the California Attorney General’s release of the draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regulations, on Friday Gov. Newsom signed seven bills amending various provisions of the CCPA. The relevant amendments signed by the governor are described below. With less than three months before the CCPA becomes effective on January 1,
On Oct. 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s Office issued the California Consumer Privacy Act Proposed Regulations. The proposed regulations focus on the following CCPA provisions:
Organizations will have until December 8 to submit comments on the
As state legislatures across the country adjourn for summer recess, privacy legislation has stalled in many states. Nevertheless, organizations should be aware of several developments on the horizon, including:
On April 23, 2019, the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee voted to advance several key amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which are outlined below. If these amendments pass into law, they would limit the scope of the CCPA. For guidance on CCPA compliance or more information about these bills and