With a little over a year of enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) under its belt, the Office of the California Attorney General (OAG) recently held a press conference to announce updates on its CCPA enforcement efforts and promote new tools relating to California consumers’ right to opt out of the sale of their personal information.
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California Privacy Protection Agency Holds First Meeting
On June 14, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the first state agency in the country dedicated to privacy, held its first public meeting. In her opening remarks, Acting Chairwoman Jennifer M. Urban introduced each of the Board members: John Christopher Thompson, Angela Sierra, Lydia de la Torre, and Vinhcent Le. The meeting covered an
California Voters Approve CPRA
On November 4, 2020, California voters approved of the ballot initiative Proposition 24, more commonly known as the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”). The CPRA goes into effect on January 1, 2023, and will expand several of the existing protections in the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”).
As background, the original CCPA