With the CPRA set to become effective in a little more than three months, Ballard Spahr partners Phil Yannella and Greg Szewczyk discuss CPRA rule-making, the recent Sephora settlement, and outline key compliance steps that businesses should address before the January 1, 2023 deadline.
CPPA Announces Public Hearing on CPRA Regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency announced today that it began the formal rulemaking process to adopt the proposed regulations implementing the Consumer Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”). As part of this announcement, the Agency released the following link to the Proposed Regulations and supporting documents.
The Agency will hold a public hearing for
Initial Thoughts About the Proposed CPRA Regulations
In a surprising development, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published proposed amendments to the CCPA regulations recently. The proposed amendments were initially made public on May 27 in a package of materials to be considered by the CPPA at its upcoming June 8 meeting. The proposed amendments—which in effect are the draft CPRA regulations—were
Draft CPRA Regulations Released by CPPA
The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) scheduled a Board Meeting for June 8th, in which it will be discussing and possibly taking action with regard to the much anticipated CPRA enforcing regulations. To facilitate this discussion, the CPPA included a draft of the proposed regulations as part of the meeting records. This draft
California Enforcement Updates and Privacy Tools Highlight Regulatory Scrutiny of Right to Opt Out
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