The Bottom Line In the latest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) development, the California legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (AB 1281) on August 30, 2020. AB 1281 extends the CCPA’s temporary exemptions that apply to personal information processed in certain business-to-business (B2B) Continue Reading
Senators Urge the FTC to Investigate “Privacy Violations” by Adtech Companies
The Bottom Line Senators Wyden and Cassidy, along with eight other members of Congress, sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simmons on July 31 urging the FTC to investigate what they called “widespread privacy violations by companies in the advertising technology Continue Reading
Schrems II: The EU-US Privacy Shield Is a Thing of the Past
The Bottom Line The summer of 2020 is proving to be a busy time for privacy legislation and an exciting time for privacy enthusiasts. On the heels of the official California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement date on July 1st and the second anniversary of the European Continue Reading
European Commission Marks GDPR’s Second Anniversary with a Review and Possible Updates
The Bottom Line With all of the attention that’s been paid to the start of enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), it might be easy to have missed that it has been two years since the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect on May 25, Continue Reading
CCPA Final Regulations Submitted, IAB Tech Lab Releases Data Deletion Request Solution
The Bottom Line The final text of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations were submitted by the California Attorney General to the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL) for approval on June 1, 2020. Substantively, the final text of the regulations are the same Continue Reading
Competing Bipartisan COVID-19 Privacy Bills to Be Introduced
The Bottom Line Two federal data privacy bills may soon be introduced before Congress — The COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act, introduced by Republican Senators, and the Public Health Emergency Privacy Act, introduced by a group of Democratic Senators and Representatives. The Continue Reading
While CCPA Enforcement Looms and Regulations Are Delayed, a New Privacy Bill May Be Headed for the Ballot in California
The Bottom Line With the July 1, 2020 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement date quickly approaching, the California Attorney General has yet to finalize the implementing regulations, leaving businesses uncertain about their compliance obligations under the new law. Additionally, Continue Reading
Second Modifications to CCPA Draft Regulations
The Bottom Line A third version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations were released by the California Attorney General’s (AG) office last week. The AG’s office revised the draft regulations again after reviewing an estimated 100 comments it received in Continue Reading
California Proposes Revised CCPA Regulations
The Bottom Line The California Attorney General’s (AG) office has released revisions to the proposed draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations, some of which signal significant shifts in the AG’s regulatory approach. According to the AG’s office, the changes were Continue Reading
States Are Proposing Their Own CCPA-Like Privacy Laws
The Bottom Line Businesses that have just about come to terms with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may have more privacy rules and regulations to deal with going forward. Legislators in a number of other states across the country have recently proposed their own privacy bills. In Continue Reading