Today, the California Attorney General’s office provided “Notice of Fourth Set of Modifications” to regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act. The new proposed regulatory text would modify the current regulations which took effect in August. The latest proposal responds to comments on a prior draft and primarily addresses the presentation of the right to […]
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California Department of Justice Releases Post-Finalization Modifications to CCPA Regulations
On October 12, 2020, the California Department of Justice (“Department”) released its first set of proposed post-finalization modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations (the “CCPA Regulations”). As many businesses know, the CCPA Regulations were finalized on August 14, 2020. The Department styled these new modifications as a “Third Set of Proposed Modifications” to […]
California Mandates COVID Exposure and Outbreak Reporting to Employees, Government Agencies
On Thursday, September 17, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 685 (“AB685”) into law. AB685 amends a number of portions of California’s Labor Code to address the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to provisions that regulate reopening activities at California worksites, AB685 introduces two new COVID-related notification obligations for California employers: (1) a requirement […]
Brazil’s General Data Protection Law: A Comparison Between Brazil’s Newly Effective Law and the GDPR
Brazil’s General Data Protection Law (the “LGPD”), a law similar to the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”) is now effective. On April 29 of this year, Brazil’s President issued Provisional Measure 959 that, amongst other things, postponed the effective date of the LGPD, which was originally set to be effective August 2020, […]
Peter Swire Announced as Key Speaker at FTC Workshop on Data Portability
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) today announced that Peter Swire, Senior Counsel at Alston & Bird LLP and Elizabeth and Thomas Holder Chair at Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business, will deliver a key presentation at the upcoming FTC Workshop on Data Portability (“Workshop”). Data portability refers to the ability of consumers to move data […]