The California Privacy Protection Act (CPRA) amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and has an operative date of January 1, 2023. The CPRA introduces new compliance obligations including a requirement that businesses conduct risk assessments. While many U.S. companies currently conduct risk assessments for compliance with state “reasonable safeguards” statutes (e.g., Florida, Texas
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California Governor Newsom Signs into Law Extension to CCPA Employee Personal Information Exemption, Vetoes Another Privacy Bill
Posted in Privacy, Social Media and Technology
On September 29th, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1281, an amendment to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) that would extend the current exemption on employee personal information from most of the CCPA’s protections, until January 1, 2022. The exemption on employee personal information was slated to sunset on December…
California Assembly Passes CCPA Amendment: Employee Personal Information Exemption Extension
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti & Maya Atrakchi on
Posted in Privacy, Social Media and Technology
The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) has only been in effect since January, but amendments are already on the horizon. Personal information in the employment context was highly contested during the CCPA’s amendment process prior to enactment and has continued to be a point of deliberation even after the CCPA’s effective date.
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The California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) Headed to the November 2020 Ballot
By Jerel Pacis Agatep on
Posted in Privacy, Social Media and Technology
As we recently reported, the privacy-right activist group that sponsored the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) – Californians for Consumer Privacy – is pushing for an even more stringent privacy bill, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The CRPA has now qualified for the November 3, 2020 ballot, gathering more than 600,000 valid signatures as…
CCPA 2.0 – More Privacy Legislation in the Golden State?
By Rachel E. Ehlers on
Posted in Privacy, Social Media and Technology
Most companies continue to grapple with compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), which went into effect in January. Companies have overhauled their privacy programs and policies and designed new systems to comply with the CCPA.
Now, the privacy-right activist group that sponsored the CCPA – Californians for Consumer Privacy – is pushing for…
California Consumer Privacy Act FAQs for Covered Businesses
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Set to take effect January 1, 2020, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), considered one of the most expansive U.S. privacy laws to date, places limitations on the collection and sale of a consumer’s personal information and provides consumers certain rights with respect to their personal information.
Organizations should be doing their best to determine…