7th Edition: Trends in Marketing Communications Law After much anticipation, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, becoming the most comprehensive privacy law in the U.S. CCPA provides California residents rights regarding the collection, use and sale of their Continue Reading
CCPA Employee Exemptions Are Extended and California AG Is Actively Enforcing the CCPA
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
The Agency 100 | Cybersecurity and Privacy Risks Rise with Remote Workforce
With striking speed, the arrival and spread of the coronavirus pushed much of the U.S. workforce to a remote environment. The shift to a remote workforce is not expected to end any time soon. Many companies are extending their work from home policies, including Google, which announced that their 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
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
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
Advertising Week 360 | 2020: Truth, Change and Creative Storytelling
At the dawn of a new decade, the most critical issues facing the advertising industry involve the intersection of advertising and law. Confronted with rapid change fueled by data and technology, and the vanishing absence of truth caused by political leaders, the industry must do what it does best – Continue Reading
Privacy Updates as the CCPA Takes Effect
The Bottom Line As companies work towards compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), questions continue to arise regarding how to fully comply with the many new requirements. The CCPA is in effect, the Data Broker Registration website is live and industry organizations have Continue Reading