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…
Competition Policy Gets a Top Spot in the White House
Following weeks of speculation about a potential role for Columbia Law Professor Tim Wu in the Biden Administration, the White House announced on March 5 that Wu has been named Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy. As an official housed in the National Economic Council (“NEC”), Wu will not directly command staff within federal agencies or set the agencies’ enforcement or regulatory agendas. Instead, Wu will most likely focus on coordinating federal agencies’ efforts to identify and address competition issues. Given his history, Wu could seek to have particular influence on the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) as they shape their Biden Administration agendas.
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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 – 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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Zoom Agrees to Settle FTC’s Data Security Charges
Seven months after being called upon by members of Congress to investigate Zoom’s data security practices, a divided FTC announced on November 9 a settlement with the videoconferencing platform.
The FTC’s five-count administrative complaint alleges that Zoom deceived users about several of its security features and harmed users by circumventing security and privacy controls provided…
What Happens to the FTC Under a Biden-Harris Administration?
Now that Joe Biden has been declared the winner of this year’s presidential election, many practitioners are beginning to turn their focus to how a Biden Administration will reshape federal agencies. This post takes a look at changes that may be in store for the FTC.
For much of the past few years, the…
It’s Here: California Voters Approve the CPRA
On Tuesday, November 3, 2020, 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 addition to revising some of the definitions that are fundamental…