State privacy laws are increasingly regulating how businesses collect, use, share, and govern personal information in practice, not just what they say in privacy notices. Compliance challenges now extend beyond disclosures to areas such as digital advertising, sensitive data, consumer rights, data governance, and technical compliance controls. Our latest client alert highlights key developments affecting […]
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CCPA Carve-Out for Online Advertising? Proposed Amendment Exempts Certain Advertising Data from Do-Not-Sell Restrictions
California passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in September 2018, and the CCPA enters into force on January 1, 2020. One of the CCPA’s core elements is a right for consumers to know when a company is selling their data, and to opt-out of data sales at any time. This was the primary focus […]
Google-Style GDPR Fines for Everyone? Bavarian DPA Conducts Website Cookie Practices Sweep, Announces Fines under Consideration
As has been widely reported, in late January the French privacy supervisor CNIL fined Google €50 million for privacy violations relating to targeted marketing using Android user data. One of the core violations the CNIL found was that Google’s Android user interface did not obtain effective, GDPR-compliant consent to targeted marketing from users. The amount […]