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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CPPA Expected Not to Meet CPRA Rulemaking Deadline
At a board meeting held by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on February 17, 2022, Executive Director Ashkan Soltani announced that the CPPA does not expect to meet the July 1, 2022, statutory deadline for adopting final regulations under the California Privacy Rights Act. The CPPA plans to schedule meetings in March and April […]
September 27 Deadline Looming for EU Standard Contractual Clauses
On June 4th, the European Commission issued modernized Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for data transfers from controllers or processors in the EU/EEA (or otherwise subject to the EU GDPR) to controllers or processors outside the EU/EEA (and not subject to the EU GDPR). The modernized SCCs will […]
California Privacy Protection Agency Board Meets to Review the CPRA Rulemaking Process
On September 7 and 8, 2021, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) Board held a public virtual meeting regarding the rulemaking process under the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). The Board indicated that it expects to initiate preliminary rulemaking activities this fall, including soliciting public comments and holding informational hearings, and to publish a Notice […]
Colorado Becomes the Third State to Adopt a General Privacy Law
On July 7, Colorado became the third state behind California and Virginia to adopt a comprehensive privacy law when Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act into law. The CPA contains many similarities to the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA) and the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights […]