The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced during its Board meeting on December 16, 2022 that the regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will not likely go into effect until April 2023. CPPA Executive Direct Ashkan Soltani stated that the CPPA Staff plans to publish the final draft of the CPRA regulations in […]
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EU Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) Deadline is Looming
Companies relying on the SCCs as a data transfer tool have less than a month to update their existing contracts (if they haven’t done so already). WHAT HAPPENED? The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) allows companies that want to transfer personal data protected by the GDPR to third countries outside the EU/EEA to do […]
Heavier Breach Notification Obligations for U.S. Companies Subject to the EU GDPR According to Proposed Regulatory Guidance from the EDPB
On October 18, 2022, the European Data Protection Board (“EDPB”) published a proposed updated version of its regulatory guidance on personal data breaches under the EU GDPR (the “Proposed Updated Guidance”). The Proposed Updated Guidance seeks to place heavier personal data breach notification obligations on controllers established in the U.S. (and other non-EU countries) but […]
California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Updated CPRA Regulations
Today, October 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) published its first set of Modified Proposed Regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The Modified Regulations have been published in preparation for a scheduled meeting of the CPPA Board on October 21 and 22 to discuss possible actions regarding the proposed regulations. Along […]
The White House Introduces new Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights
On October 4, 2022, the White House Office of Science and Technology released the Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights (the Bill) to guide the development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States. The White House recognized that while AI is a powerful driver of innovation, the technology can also be […]