On November 22, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and opened the formal comment period for its proposed regulations on updates to existing California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) regulations, cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) and the applicability of the CCPA to insurance companies. […]
CPPA Board Advances CCPA Regulations to Formal Rulemaking; Adopts New Data Broker Regulations
On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) Board advanced to formal rulemaking the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) and insurance. The CPPA Board also adopted the California Delete Act proposed regulations, which clarify data broker registration requirements and provide definitions […]
New York Attorney General Investigates Companies for Website Tags, Publishes Guidelines on Online Tracking Technologies
On July 30, 2024, the New York Attorney General Letitia James announced she had completed an investigation into the tracking technology practices of popular websites, and used this to create website privacy guides on online tracking for New York businesses and consumers. These consist of a “Business Guide” and a “Consumer Guide.” The Business Guide […]
China Releases Updated Regulations on Permits Needed for Transferring Data out of China
On March 22, 2024, the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) published the Regulations on Promoting and Regulating Cross-border Data Flow (the “Regulations”), effective immediately. The Regulations supplement China data protection laws (the Cybersecurity Law, the Data Security Law, and the Personal Information Protection Law), and take precedence over previously-issued data transfer rules, such as (a) […]
California Attorney General Launches CCPA Investigative Sweep for Employers
On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched investigations into large California employers regarding their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) as it relates to their processing of employee and job applicant personal information. Attorney General Bonta’s investigative sweep is the first CCPA enforcement activity related to employee data. The […]