On December 29, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) announced that the Global Privacy Control (“GPC”) will become the first universal opt-out mechanism (“UOOM”) the AG considers valid under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Effective July 1, 2024, controllers subject to the CPA will need to treat Colorado consumers’ privacy preferences submitted through […]
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Colorado AG Publishes Shortlist of Universal Opt-Out Mechanisms
On November 21, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General (the “AG”) published a shortlist of potential universal opt-out mechanisms (“UOOMs”) that the AG is considering recognizing as binding under the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”). Beginning on July 1, 2024, the CPA will require covered controllers to comply with Colorado consumers’ requests to opt out of […]
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 […]
Colorado Issues Pre-Rulemaking Considerations for the Colorado Privacy Act
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 […]
Colorado Attorney General’s Office Issues Notice of Invitation for Informal Input on CPA Rulemaking
On March 7, 2022, the Colorado Attorney General’s Office issued to the public an invitation to submit initial input on the Colorado Privacy Act (“CPA”) and future rulemaking. The Attorney General’s Office is accepting informal comments on any area on which it has the authority to adopt rules and provides examples of input in the […]