On April 21, 2022, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Philippines, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, and the United States of America issued a Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Declaration announcing the establishment of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (“Global CBPR Forum”). U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo, in her statement, described the establishment of […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Georgia Introduces Privacy Bill Stricter than CCPA – the Top 10 Issues
On January 26, 2022, the Georgia General Assembly introduced a bill titled the Georgia Computer Data Privacy Act (GCDPA). Despite its title, the GCDPA is not a “computer”-focused bill. It is instead is an omnibus privacy statute modeled after California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The GCDPA was introduced by the Republican leadership in Georgia’s state […]