Tag: California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018
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 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 […]
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.
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 […]
Third Proposed Revisions to the CCPA Regulations: New Illustrative Examples and Minor Changes
On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General published a third set of proposed modifications to the regulations adopted pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act. This follows revisions proposed in February and March 2020 that were largely approved following review by the Office of Administrative Law. As a reminder, […]
California Legislature Passes One-Year Extension of CCPA’s Human Resources and B2B Exemptions
On August 30, 2020, the California Legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281, which would extend until January 1, 2022 the exemptions under the California Consumer Privacy Act for certain human resources and business-to-business information. Governor Newsom has until September 30, 2020 to sign or veto AB 1281. If the governor takes […]
CCPA Regulations Take Effect August 14, 2020, California AG Announces Final Revisions
On August 14, 2020, the California Attorney General announced that the state’s Office of Administrative Law approved the AG’s proposed regulations pursuant to the California Consumer Privacy Act. The final regulations, which took immediate effect on the day of the announcement, reflect the withdrawal of the following provisions (as well […]
CCPA Round-Up: Enforcement Begins; “CCPA 2.0” Qualifies for November Ballot; Facebook Updates CCPA Stance
The California Attorney General’s power to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) took effect today, July 1, 2020, after a busy week of CCPA-related developments that included: The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (aka “CCPA 2.0”) qualifying for California’s November 3, 2020 General Election ballot; and Facebook’s announcement […]
Round 3: California AG Revises Proposed CCPA Regulations
On March 11, 2020, the California Attorney General released a second set of modifications to the proposed regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act. These modifications include important updates to the first round of modifications that were released on February 10, 2020. We have summarized the notable changes below.