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California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
As amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100 et seq. Legend: Provisions were revised or added by the CPRA and became operative on December 16, 2020. * The CPRA revised the provision and the CPRA version will become operative January 1, 2023 The CPRA added entirely new […]
California Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million CCPA Settlement With Sephora Amid Ongoing Enforcement Sweep
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.2 million settlement with cosmetics retailer Sephora to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and failed to cure those violations within the CCPA’s 30-day cure period.
California Attorney General Announces Investigative Sweep Focused on Employment-Related Data
On July 14, 2023, the office of the California attorney general announced an investigative sweep of “large California employers” to request “information on the companies’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) with respect to the personal information of employees and job applicants.” The attorney general has previously conducted […]
Enforcement of CPRA Regulations Delayed Until 2024
A California court order has delayed enforcement of the implementing regulations for the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) until March 29, 2024. The California Superior Court of Sacramento County issued the court order on Friday, June 30 — one day before enforcement of the CPRA regulations was originally […]
CFPB Announces Plans to Extend FCRA to Data Brokers through Rulemaking
At an August 15, 2023, White House roundtable, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced plans to issue rules that would extend the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to certain “data broker practices.” This announcement and a concurrently issued fact sheet come on the heels of a March […]
US Privacy Compliance Journey: Due Diligence and Gap Assessment
This post relates to Cooley’s US Privacy Compliance Journey – webinar series presenting a holistic roadmap to compliance with a new generation of US privacy laws starting to take effect on January 1, 2023, including the California Privacy Rights Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, the Connecticut Data Privacy Act, the […]
California Legislature Declines to Extend the CCPA’s HR and B2B Exemptions
Last week, the California Legislature adjourned its 2022 legislative session without passing proposed legislation (AB 2871, AB 2891, SB 1454, AB 1102) that would have extended or made permanent exemptions under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applicable to personal information collected in human resources (HR) and business-to-business (B2B) contexts. […]
Takeaways from the California Attorney General’s First-Year CCPA Enforcement Update
Just over one year ago, on July 1, 2020, the California attorney general began enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act. To mark the one-year anniversary of enforcement actions, California Attorney General Rob Bonta provided an update on his office’s CCPA enforcement efforts over the past year (and published an accompanying […]
Fourth Proposed Revisions to the CCPA Regulations: Additional Minor Modifications
On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General published a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act. This follows revisions proposed in February, March and October 2020. As a reminder, the CCPA is in effect and being enforced by both the California AG and the plaintiffs’ bar. Generally speaking, these modifications present relatively […]
California Legislature Passes Children’s Privacy Bills
Update: Governor Newsom signed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act into law on September 14, 2022 and signed the Student Test Taker Privacy Protection Act into law on September 28, 2022. California’s legislature adjourned for the year on August 31, 2022, after passing two notable children’s privacy bills: the California […]
