The Bottom Line The California Attorney General is accepting comments on the CCPA draft regulations until December 6 and has scheduled four public hearings on the draft in California in early December. With the January 1, 2020 effective date quickly approaching, organizations must continue to Continue Reading
California Poised to Enact Data Broker Registration Law
The Bottom Line The largest state in the nation has now passed the country’s second law specifically regulating “data brokers.” Any company that processes personal information of consumers with whom it does not have a direct relationship should test their business practices against the California Continue Reading
IAB Provides Framework for CCPA
The Bottom Line As the ad tech industry struggles with how to comply with CCPA opt-out requests come January 1, 2020, the Interactive Advertising Bureau has proposed an industry framework to allow consumer opt-outs exercised on a publisher’s site to flow down to ad tech partners, thereby Continue Reading
California Legislature Passes Five Bills Amending the CCPA
The Bottom Line With a January 1, 2020 effective date looming, companies have been clamoring for clarity on the CCPA.These five amendments that were just passed by the legislature (assuming that they will be signed into law by the Governor, who has until October 13 to do so) will certainly help, Continue Reading
New York Amends Security Breach Notification Law and Imposes New Security Obligations
The Bottom Line Companies that own or license New Yorkers’ private information must develop a data security program that is compliant with the SHIELD Act. The program should be documented in a written information security policy and other policies that are drafted specifically to reflect the Continue Reading
New York City Bill Would Bar Sharing of Cellphone Location Data
The Bottom Line Mobile location data is recognized by the industry and regulators as sensitive personal data. Therefore, app providers and others in the mobile ecosystem need to be aware of industry best practices and new laws targeting such data, including the recently proposed bill by the New Continue Reading
GDPR’s Inaugural Year: Mistakes Made and Lessons Learned
The Bottom Line In GDPR’s inaugural year, except in the case of Google, the low fines indicate that there has been a degree of tolerance for noncompliance as companies continue to determine how to become compliant.However, the past year has shown that no one is immune from regulatory scrutiny, Continue Reading
Nevada Updates Privacy Law While New York Gets Ready
The Bottom Line California may have been the first to enact a comprehensive privacy law, but Nevada will be the first new law to become effective and will certainly not be the last. As evidenced by the updated Nevada law and the proposed New York law, companies may have to comply with Continue Reading
CCPA Update: Preparing for the CCPA – 10 Things You Can Tackle Now
The Bottom Line In the ever-changing landscape of the U.S. privacy space, businesses should not take a wait-and-see approach when it comes to CCPA compliance. The ten action items outlined in this Alert will not only assist businesses with CCPA compliance, but may also assist with compliance with Continue Reading
CCPA Update: California Public Forums and Other Proposed State/Federal Legislation
The Bottom Line Taken together, these legislative developments are indicative of the increasingly complicated and potentially confusing data privacy regime that lies ahead. What remains clear is that businesses that process personal information need to remain diligent about privacy and data Continue Reading