On October 12, 2020, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) released its first set of proposed post-finalization modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (the “CCPA Regulations”). As many businesses know, the CCPA Regulations were finalized on August 14, 2020. The Department styled these new modifications as a “Third Set of Proposed Modifications” to […]
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California Passes Bill Extending Exemptions for Employment and Business-to-Business Information Under the CCPA
On Friday, August 28, the California state legislature passed Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB 1281”), potentially extending until January 1, 2022 the partial exemptions for employment and business-to-business data under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”). AB 1281 only takes effect if the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the “CPRA”), an initiative to amend the CCPA, is not approved in […]
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Will be on November Ballot
The California Secretary of State has announced that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will be on California’s November 3, 2020 ballot. If approved by California voters, the CPRA would significantly update and amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that went into effect at the beginning of this year. The organization that submitted the CPRA for […]
The Updated CCPA Regulations: Alston & Bird Detail the 30 Key Business Impacts
On February 7, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The updates contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations that AG Becerra’s office released in October 2019. Alston & Bird has compiled a privacy briefing summarizing the 30 key modifications to the […]
California Releases Modified CCPA Regulations
On February 7, 2020, the California Office of the Attorney General released Modified Regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The Modified Regulations update the Initial Proposed Regulations, which were previously published on October 11, 2019. The deadline to submit written comments is February 24, 2020 at 5:00 pm PST. Alston & Bird’s Privacy & Data Security […]