Month: October 2018

California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 – Full Text

For your ease of reference, we reproduce here a formatted, hyperlinked copy of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), current as of February 4, 2020. We’ve included in parentheses the general topic for each section, though this our own interpretation and not set out in the CCPA itself. […]

GDPR DPO University – October 18

On Thursday, October 18, Cooley’s cyber/data/ privacy practice will be holding GDPR DPO University in our New York office. The EU General Data Protection Regulation has required many organizations to appoint Data Protection Officers. With demand for DPOs far outstripping the supply, many newly-minted DPOs need to quickly develop data […]

California’s IoT Security Law – Will this Law Really Improve Security?

California’s legislature recently passed SB-327, which is designed to require Internet of Things (IoT) and other “connected device” manufacturers to implement security features into internet connected devices. California Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on September 28, 2018. While the attempt to improve security of these devices is […]

CCPA FAQs Part 2b: CCPA Rights and Other Material Provisions

This post does not reflect amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enacted on October 11, 2019. Check back for updates or follow this blog. In our third FAQs installment on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA” or the “Act”), we focus on the following: the […]