Tag Archives: CCPA

What businesses should know about the upcoming CCPA rulemaking

By Gerard Stegmaier and Mark Quist on Posted in Privacy & Data Protection
With barely half a year until the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) takes effect in January 2020, the landmark privacy law is in a state of flux. The already-amended landmark law is likely to face further rounds of revision, and the California Attorney General is required to hammer out many key compliance requirements through an … Continue Reading

California lawmakers propose new CCPA amendments that address major concerns of the business community while preserving the privacy law

By Xiaoyan Zhang, Gerard Stegmaier and Kimberly Gold on Posted in Privacy & Data Protection
Last week, the California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, which exercises jurisdiction over privacy and personal information protection matters, approved several amendment bills intended to clarify and narrow the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA or the Act). In January 2020, the CCPA will impose landmark burdens and obligations on businesses … Continue Reading

California Attorney General proposes expanded CCPA Private Right of Action following State Assembly Hearing on possible 2019 amendments to the landmark privacy law

By Gerard Stegmaier and Mark Quist on Posted in Privacy & Data Protection, Regulatory
BREAKING: California Attorney General Xavier Becerra (AG) announced a proposed series of amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that would: Expand consumers’ private right of action to include all alleged violations of their rights under the CCPA; Eliminate businesses’ 30-day opportunity to “cure” alleged violations prior to being subject to civil enforcement by … Continue Reading

Draft amendments to China’s personal information standards proposed

By Xiaoyan Zhang, Jim Barbuto, Trevor Satnick, Amy Yin and Catherine Jing on Posted in Privacy & Data Protection
China’s National Information Security Standardization Technical Committee issued draft amendments (Amendments) to the standards that govern the protection of personal information, “Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification” (Standards, effective May 1, 2018) on February 1, 2019. The Standards provide guidance on interpreting China’s Cybersecurity Law (CSL) and set out best practices for the … Continue Reading

Public comment for private matters: NTIA receives over 200 comments on proposed approach to protecting consumer privacy informed by GDPR, CCPA & more

By Samuel F. Cullari and Jim Barbuto on Posted in Privacy & Data Protection, Regulatory
On November 13, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) released comments it received from over 200 government, non-profit, academic, and private sector organizations on developing the Administration’s approach to consumer privacy.[1] Since September, the NTIA has sought public comments to specifically address a number of questions that focused on … Continue Reading
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