The California Secretary of State has announced that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will be on California’s November 3, 2020 ballot. If approved by California voters, the CPRA would significantly update and amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that went into effect at the beginning of this year. The organization that submitted the […]
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California AG Publishes Final CCPA Regulations, Seeks Possible July 1 Effective Date
Since the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) entered into force on January 1, 2020, many companies have been closely following the development of CCPA Regulations by the California Attorney General’s Office (AG’s Office). The AG’s Office released an initial draft of the CCPA Regulations in October 2019, prompting over 3,000 pages of public comment (read […]
European Data Protection Board Clarifies Guidelines on Consent to Address ‘Cookie Walls’ and ‘Scroll-to-Accept’ Practices
On May 4, 2020, the European Data Protection Board (‘EDPB’) adopted updated guidelines on the meaning of ‘consent’ under the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (‘GDPR’). The two key changes clarify that: Websites and other services may not use ‘cookie walls’, as these do not permit valid consent to be collected. ‘Cookie walls’ require the […]
Japan’s Personal Information Protection Committee releases guidance on contact tracing mobile apps to combat COVID-19
On May 1, the Personal Information Protection Committee in Japan (PPC) released guidance on the use of contact tracing mobile apps (Apps) as one of the mechanisms to combat the spread of COVID-19 and highlighted five essential consideration points. Specifically, the PPC recommends that all “personal information handling business operators” carefully consider, and disclose their […]
CCPA Plaintiffs Testing whether Any CCPA Violation Can be Used to Bring Class Actions
Plaintiffs’ counsel have started to lay the groundwork in the last few weeks for a broad private right of action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”). Alston & Bird has published an Advisory that evaluates this recent CCPA litigation, and offers practical advice to companies as they build CCPA compliance. In this Advisory, […]