On October 12, 2020, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) released its first set of proposed post-finalization modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (the “CCPA Regulations”). As many businesses know, the CCPA Regulations were finalized on August 14, 2020. The Department styled these new modifications as a “Third Set of Proposed Modifications” to […]
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New Privacy Browser Extension Released under CCPA Global Do Not Sell Rules
On October 7, 2020, an organization named Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) issued a press release announcing an initiative to make a new “global privacy control” available to consumers as contemplated by the CCPA Regulations. As analyzed in prior advisories, the CCPA Regulations appear to revive the possibility for Do Not Track technology, albeit in the […]
California Passes Bill Extending Exemptions for Employment and Business-to-Business Information Under the CCPA
On Friday, August 28, the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB 1281”), potentially extending until January 1, 2022 the partial exemptions for employment and business-to-business data under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”). AB 1281 only takes effect if the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”), an initiative to amend […]
Final CCPA Regulations Approved, Effective Immediately
On Friday, August 14, 2020, the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the California Office of the Attorney General’s (OAG) Final CCPA Regulations (the “Regulations”) and filed them with California Secretary of State. The Regulations became effective immediately. The OAL-approved Regulations contain several modifications from prior versions. While many of the changes are purely […]
California Amends Bill to Extend Exemptions for Employment and Business-to-Business Information under the CCPA
Even as enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) begins, there is uncertainty as to whether and when employment information and business-to-business data will become fully subject to the CCPA. On Thursday, June 25, the California state Senate amended Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB 1281”) to extend until January 1, 2022 exemptions from the […]