On October 10th, the Attorney General of California, Xavier Becerra, delivered the highly anticipated text of the proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. However, untouched and unexplained were the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, California Medical Information Act, and clinical research exemptions. The industry has and will continue to grapple with these exemptions, which lack crucial definitions and still remain ambiguous.
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