After a decade and a half under the current data breach notification rules for telecommunications carriers and telecommunications relay services (TRS) providers, the FCC recently unveiled plans to update and expand them. On November 22, 2023, the FCC issued a Report and Order that it intends to consider at its December 13th meeting that would […]
Regulations
California Privacy Protection Agency Releases Draft Regulations on Risk Assessments
On August 28, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “Agency”) released two sets of draft regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), one for risk assessments and another for cybersecurity audits, as part of the Agency’s informal rulemaking process. We discuss the draft cybersecurity audits in California Proposes Annual Audits to Assess […]
CPPA Anticipates April Effective Date for CPRA Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced during its Board meeting on December 16, 2022 that the regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) will not likely go into effect until April 2023. CPPA Executive Direct Ashkan Soltani stated that the CPPA Staff plans to publish the final draft of the CPRA regulations in […]
California Privacy Protection Agency Issues Notice of Modifications to Proposed CPRA Regulations
On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued a notice of modifications to the Proposed Regulations implementing the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”). These proposed modifications come in response to public comments on, and are meant to clarify, previously issued modifications. The modifications, which are largely based on the Modified Proposed Regulations […]
CPPA Formal Rulemaking Began on July 8, 2022
On July 8, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA” or “Agency”) began the formal rulemaking process to adopt regulations implementing the amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) introduced by the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”). The “Proposed CCPA Regulations” (the “Proposed Regulations” or “Regulations”) were originally released by the […]