Tag Archives: California Consumer Privacy Act

CPPA Posts Draft Rules on Cybersecurity Audits and Risk Assessments

Significant New CCPA Compliance Requirements Likely on the Way On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) posted discussion drafts of its forthcoming regulations on cybersecurity audits and risk assessments as part of the materials for its September 8, 2023, public board meeting. These draft regulations are expected to eventually become part of … Continue Reading

Third Time’s the Charm? Newest Round of Modifications to Proposed CCPA Regulations Issued by the California Attorney General

On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General issued further revisions to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). For context, in passing the CCPA, the legislature directed the California Attorney General to solicit broad public participation and adopt regulations to further the purposes of the CCPA. On October 11, 2019, the California Attorney … Continue Reading

Nevada Follows California in Enacting New Privacy Law Giving Consumers the Right to Opt Out of Certain Data Sales

On May 29, 2019, in the midst of the legislative amendment process taking place in Sacramento for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Nevada has passed its own CCPA-like privacy law, SB 220, taking effect on October 1, 2019, just three months before the CCPA becomes operative. The law’s main focus is to give consumers … Continue Reading

California Consumer Privacy Act: Industry, Advocate, and Enforcement Concerns and Legislative Amendments

On September 23, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-1121, a bill that makes several amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or the Act). The controversial privacy law, which is set to take effect in 2020, recently sparked a war of words among industry, privacy advocates, and the California Attorney General, each … Continue Reading

California Enacts Sweeping Privacy Law to Avert Potential Ballot Measure

In a surprising twist, the California legislature rushed last week to pass one of the most comprehensive privacy laws in the country. The bill was introduced only a week prior, and within hours of passage, it was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown. As strict as the act is, it was enacted to avoid … Continue Reading
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