On December 8, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) will hold a board meeting seeking public comment on various privacy regulations. The meeting, which will take place on Zoom, will cover several topics listed in its published agenda. The New CPRA Rules Subcommittee will provide an update and present on the Draft Regulations on […]
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California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft Regulations on Risk Assessments
On August 28, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) released two sets of draft regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), one for risk assessments and another for cybersecurity audits, as part of the Agency’s informal rulemaking process. We discuss the draft cybersecurity audits in California Proposes Annual Audits to Assess […]
California Proposes Annual Audits to Assess Sufficiency and Compliance of Company Cybersecurity
In late August 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) released a discussion draft of proposed regulations under California’s data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). Importantly, the proposed regulations set forth more detailed obligations for company cybersecurity programs, including routinely assessing and filing audits with the CPPA. Though these draft […]
California Attorney General Launches CCPA Investigative Sweep for Employers
On July 14, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta launched investigations into large California employers regarding their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) as it relates to their processing of employee and job applicant personal information. Attorney General Bonta’s investigative sweep is the first CCPA enforcement activity related to employee data. The […]
California Privacy Protection Agency Issues Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits, and Automated Decisionmaking
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking (Invitation) Friday as it considers new rules regarding Risk Assessments, Cybersecurity Audits, and Automated Decisionmaking. The proposed rulemaking is pursuant to California Civil Code § 1798.185(a)(15)-(16), which directs the CPPA to draft regulations on these topics. Although the Invitation enumerates […]