On April 12, 2022, the Colorado Department of Law (the “Department”) released its Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”), following state Attorney General Phil Weiser’s remarks at the International Association of Privacy Professionals’ (IAPP) Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. The Department seeks informal input on several topics in addition to general […]
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Alston & Bird Analyzes New California Privacy Rights Act in Client Alert
Yesterday, California voters approved a ballot initiative containing the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. The ballot initiative significantly revises the existing California Consumer Privacy Act to create arguably the most comprehensive state privacy law in the United States. Alston & Bird has now issued a client alert explaining key impacts of this law. The […]
The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 – Key Impacts
On Monday, Alastair Mactaggart and his group, Californians for Consumer Privacy, announced its collection of over 900,000 signatures in support of its ballot initiative, a number well in excess of the approximately 620,000 required for placement on the November ballot. The initiative, called the “California Privacy Rights Act of 2020,” would amend the 2018 California […]
UK ICO publishes the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code
On January 21, 2020, the UK ICO published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code (the “Design Code”), which sets out 15 standards that online services should meet to protect children’s privacy. The Design Code is not only applicable to online services squarely aimed at children, but also covers online services likely to […]
CCPA Carve-Out for Online Advertising? Proposed Amendment Exempts Certain Advertising Data from Do-Not-Sell Restrictions
California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in September 2018, and the CCPA enters into force on January 1, 2020. One of the CCPA’s core elements is a right for consumers to know when a company is selling their data, and to opt-out of data sales at any time. This was the primary focus […]