California officials today announced their nominees to be the five inaugural members of the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board. Created by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), the CPPA will become a powerful, state-level privacy regulator long before its enforcement authority becomes effective in 2023, and today’s appointments move the CPPA one large step
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Further Amendments to CCPA Regulations Are Approved and in Effect
California’s Office of Administrative Law approved further revisions to the Attorney General’s CCPA regulations on March 15, 2021. The revisions went into effect upon approval. In substance, the revisions are identical to the fourth set of modifications the Attorney General proposed on December 10, 2020, and make the following changes:
(1) Notice for Sale of…
Two’s Company: Virginia Has a Comprehensive Data Privacy Law
On March 2, Governor Ralph Northam signed the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) into law, making Virginia the second state to enact comprehensive privacy legislation.
With the VCDPA on the books, companies have the next 22 months to prepare for the VCDPA and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to go into effect. This…
The Expanding Privacy Landscape
Partner Aaron Burstein edited the Fall 2020 issue of Antitrust magazine with Janis Kestenbaum. If you’re looking to get up to speed on some of the most pressing regulatory issues surrounding personal data, this is the place to start — and the ABA is making free to access through the end of January.
Ad Law Access Podcast – Data Security 101
Our increased relience on the Internet to conduct our daily affairs has thrust an additional spotlight on data security that much important. On another 101 edition of the Ad Law Access podcast, Lauren Myers covers data security and covers five key points businesses should keep in mind as they continue to refine their data security…
Proposed NY Biometric Privacy Act Would Allow Private Right of Action
New York may become the latest state to allow consumers to sue companies for improperly collecting, retaining or using certain biometric data. Earlier this week, a bipartisan slate of state legislators (17 Democrats, 7 Republicans) introduced Assembly Bill 27, which seeks to amend New York’s General Business Law to add a new article known…
CCPA Update: California AG Proposes Fourth Set of Changes to CCPA Regulations
The California Attorney General’s office announced a fourth set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. These modifications: (1) clarify the requirement for businesses that sell personal information that is collected offline to provide offline opt-out notices; and (2) propose an opt-out button for businesses to feature online along with opt-out notices and the “Do…
Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument Over the TCPA’s Definition of an Autodialer
For the second time this year, the TCPA came before the Supreme Court via teleconference oral argument in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, et al, Case No. 19-511 (2020). The Supreme Court’s disposition of Facebook’s petition is expected to resolve a widening Circuit split over what qualifies as an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under
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Ad Law Access Podcast – Demystifying the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)
As covered in the blog post “It’s Here: California Voters Approve the CPRA,” California voters passed ballot Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) Also known as CCPA 2.0, CPRA brings a number of changes to the CCPA, the majority of which will become operative on January 1, 2023. In…
Ad Law Access Podcast – Data Breaches 101
On a timely new episode of Kelley Drye’s Ad Law Access podcast, Privacy and Data Security practice chair Alysa Hutnik and partner Aaron Burstein provide 101 level tips on how to manage the clock and begin to deal with data breaches when they happen.
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