Tag Archives: CCPA

Privacy and Data Protection Enactment and Enforcement Timelines During COVID-19

During COVID-19, in certain areas of the law, we have seen significant flexibility from regulators and government agencies in how they are addressing typical approval processes and/or compliance requirements. In the context of privacy and cybersecurity regulations, largely, regulators are emphasizing that personal privacy and data security are important now more than ever. New information … Continue Reading

Getting Prepared for a Decade of Privacy

By Liisa Thomas on January 14, 2020 Posted in California, Consumer Privacy, GDPR, Online Privacy

As we get settled into the reality of living with both CCPA and GDPR, companies are looking for new approaches for keeping their privacy houses in order. CCPA reminds us that there is no end to new legislation: proposals are already coming in from states as varied as Nebraska, New Hampshire and Virginia. Similar legislative … Continue Reading

NAI’s 2020 Code Effective January 1 Along with CCPA

By Liisa Thomas, Elfin Noce and Julia Kadish on December 17, 2019 Posted in Behavioral Advertising, Consumer Privacy, Online Privacy

The Network Advertising Initiative, which provides guidance to advertisers who engage in personalized advertising, updated its Code of Conduct (2020 Code) earlier this year to address, inter alia, data collected offline and used for tailored advertising, as well as CCPA and TV-based tailored advertising. In anticipation of the January 1, 2020 effective date of the … Continue Reading

What To Do About Employees Under CCPA: An Update

By Liisa Thomas, Craig Cardon, Rachel Tarko Hudson and Elfin Noce on September 19, 2019 Posted in California, CCPA, Consumer Privacy, Employee Privacy

One of the amendments we’ve been watching over the past months is one that impacts rights of employees —both the company’s and other company’s employees. Under AB25, which passed the California Senate and is now awaiting governor signature, companies will be (for a year) exempted from providing current and former employees, job applicants, and contractors … Continue Reading

Like a Butterfly, Will the CCPA Continue to Evolve?

By Rebecca Mackin, Craig Cardon, Rachel Tarko Hudson, Liisa Thomas and Brian Anderson on May 28, 2019 Posted in California, CCPA, Consumer Privacy, US Privacy

California legislators have passed many bills to amend the California Consumer Protection Act since the law was passed. Last week there was significant developments in the status of those bills, as we reported. In addition to dropping the concept of a private right of action for non-breach matters, there are other key things to keep in mind. Some are … Continue Reading

Ding Dong the CCPA Private Right of Action is (Mostly) Dead!

By Rachel Tarko Hudson, Craig Cardon, Snehal Desai and Liisa Thomas on May 17, 2019 Posted in CCPA

Whether your favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz or The Princess Bride, we can all agree there is some good news about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) this Friday afternoon! SB 561 appears to have (mostly) died in the Senate Appropriations Committee during a hearing held yesterday. While the act as originally drafted … Continue Reading

Washington State’s Comprehensive Privacy Law Bill Continues to Navigate Through State Legislature

By Alyssa Shauer on April 17, 2019 Posted in CCPA, Consumer Privacy, GDPR

The Washington Privacy Act (SB 5376) is making its way through that state’s House after gaining nearly unanimous approval in the state Senate just weeks after being introduced. This bill promises to overhaul how Washington protects the personal information of its residents. The proposed Act closely mirrors the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) … Continue Reading