Results for: "consumer privacy act"

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 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 […]

FTC Targets Algorithmic Discrimination in Settlement With Rite Aid

In December 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with Rite Aid for the company’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in connection with its surveillance technologies for theft deterrence purposes. In this groundbreaking settlement, the FTC took its first enforcement action against a company for “algorithmic unfairness” […]

Washington Attorney General Publishes Updated FAQ for My Health My Data Act

Without much fanfare, the Washington attorney general’s office updated its My Health My Data (MHMD) Act guidance FAQ in January 2024. Specifically, the updated guidance states that the consumer health data privacy policy must have its own “separate and distinct link” on a regulated entity’s homepage and “may not contain […]

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 […]

California’s Delete Act – Key Takeaways for Data Brokers

On Tuesday, October 10, 2023, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 362, also known as the Delete Act, which amends certain aspects of California’s existing Data Broker Registration law. By January 1, 2026, the Delete Act will enable California consumers – as defined under the California Consumer […]

Washington State’s My Health My Data Act FAQ, Part Three – Enforcement Risks

In Part Three of our FAQ series on Washington state’s My Health My Data (MHMD) Act, we answer questions related to the MHMD Act’s enforcement risks – including the much-feared private right of action. Given the MHMD Act’s broad scope, its private right of action, the potential for large certified […]

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. […]