Key Changes to Upcoming AI, Risk Assessment, and Cybersecurity Regulations

On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met again to discuss updates to the latest draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations related to automated decision-making technology (ADMT), cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and an assortment of other updates to existing regulations. These latest updates come after the CPPA first released draft regulations on these topics in July 2024 and initiated the formal rulemaking in November 2024, as analyzed in a prior alert. In April 2025, the Board continued to grapple with public concerns and received hundreds of public comments on the prior draft regulations, an analysis of which can be found in this recent client alert. At the CPPA meeting last week, CPPA staff proposed significant changes to the prior draft, on which the Board provided more feedback and agreed to open the regulations for public comment as soon as this week and closing June 2, 2025.Continue Reading CPPA Board Opens Draft Regulations for Public Comment