The DAA Announces the Development of New CCPA Tools for Ad Industry
On November 25, 2019, the Digital Advertising Alliance announced it is developing cross-industry tools for publishers, brands, agencies and adtech to provide a mechanism to opt out under the California Consumer Privacy Act, which takes effect on January 1, 2020. These tools align with the DAA’s self-regulatory guidelines and are […]
LinkedIn Data Scraping Case Shows 9th Circ. Shift On CFAA
When may a company legally scrape data from another company’s website? Does it matter whether the website is open to the public or only to logged-in users? This is a contested area of law under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, 18 U.S.C. Section 1030, the federal statute that imposes […]
IAB Issues Draft CCPA Framework
The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) has released for public comment the IAB California Consumer Privacy Act Compliance (CCPA) Framework for Publishers and Technology Companies. According to the IAB, the draft framework is intended to help publishers, ad agencies and other companies involved in the digital advertising ecosystem comply with the CCPA, […]
Ninth Circuit Restricts Immunity for Filtering Objectionable Content
Companies that make anti-virus and similar software that helps internet users guard against dangerous online content must now think twice about whether they can be sued for their decisions about what content to filter. This is the result of a significant ruling last month by the United States Court of […]
California AG Releases Draft CCPA Regulations and Governor Signs CCPA Amendments Into Law
Just under three months before the January 1, 2020 deadline to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the California Attorney General (“AG”) released a notice of proposed rulemaking and draft regulations pursuant to the CCPA on October 10, 2019. The next day, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into […]
Big Game Phishing
On October 2, 2019, the FBI issued a Public Service Announcement to alert US businesses and organizations to plan and prepare for what are being described as high-impact ransomware events. Certain bad actors seem to be no longer simply interested in a quick and easy financial gain from indiscriminately infecting […]
CCPA FAQs Part 3: Litigation, Regulatory Actions and Liability
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. As we approach the January 1, 2020 effective date of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA” or “Act”) it is a good time to […]
California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act – CCPA 2.0?
On Sept. 25, 2019, Californians for Consumer Privacy, a nonprofit group led by the real estate magnate who spurred passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018, filed a new ballot measure called the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (CPRE or now painfully dubbed by many as […]
NIST Issues Preliminary Draft of Privacy Framework
Earlier this month, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) issued a Preliminary Draft of the Privacy Framework, which aligns with the NIST Cybersecurity Framework and is intended to help organizations better access and manage privacy risks during product and system design and development. Like the Cybersecurity Framework, the Privacy Framework is a voluntary […]
Closing Bell: California Legislature Passes Numerous CCPA Amendments and Other Privacy Bills on Final Day of 2019 Session
The last day of California’s 2019 legislative session on Sept. 13, 2019 saw a flurry of legislative activity as numerous CCPA amendments passed in the Assembly, after being amended in the Senate, and were sent to the governor for his consideration. The more substantial amendments sought by industry groups—including those […]