On January 16, 2020, the Senate approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, sending it to the President’s desk for ratification.
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Washington Lawmakers Introduce Comprehensive Data Privacy Bill
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On January 13, 2020, lawmakers in Washington state introduced a new version of the Washington Privacy Act, a comprehensive data privacy bill, in both the state Senate and House of Representatives.…
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Year of the CCPA
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2019 was the “Year of the CCPA” as companies around the world worked tirelessly to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. …
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2020 Vision: The CCPA Is Effective New Year’s Day
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On the cusp of a new decade, we enter a new era of privacy rights with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 now in effect.…
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California Amends Breach Notification Law
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On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 1130, which expands the types of personal information covered by California’s breach notification law.…
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California Governor Signs CCPA Amendments into Law
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On October 11, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he signed all five of the California Legislature’s September 2019 amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 into law.…
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California Attorney General Issues Proposed Regulations for CCPA
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On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General released Proposed Regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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Drafter of CCPA Ballot Initiative Filing New Privacy Proposal for the 2020 Ballot
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Alastair Mactaggart, drafter of the 2018 California ballot initiative that served as the basis for the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, announced that he is filing a new initiative for California’s November 2020 ballot, the California Privacy Enforcement Act.…
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California Attorney General: Draft CCPA Regulations to Be Published in October
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California Attorney General signals that draft regulations implementing the CCPA will be published this October.…
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Majority of CCPA Amendment Bills Passed by California Legislature
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California marked the end of the 2019 legislative session this past Friday, September 13, by passing five out of six pending bills to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. This blog entry provides a summary on the bills.…
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