On February 22, 2019, California state senator Hannah Beth-Jackson introduced a bill (SB-561) that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to expand the Act’s private right of action and remove the 30-day cure period requirement for enforcement actions brought by the State Attorney General.
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Draft CCPA Regulations Expected Fall 2019
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As we previously reported, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 delays the California Attorney General’s enforcement of the CCPA until six months after publication of the Attorney General’s implementing regulations, or July 1, 2020, whichever comes first. The California Department of Justice anticipates publishing a Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action concerning the CCPA in Fall 2019.…
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CCPA: Employers Should Consider Implications for Employee Benefit Plans
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As we move closer to implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, companies should consider how the new law could affect their operations in multiple ways – including, for example, data collected through their employee benefit plans.…
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California DOJ to Hold Series of Public Forums on CCPA
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The California Department of Justice will host six public forums on the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 to provide the general public an opportunity to participate in the CCPA rulemaking process. …
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Yahoo! Agrees to Settle Data Breach Class Actions with $50 Million Fund and Credit Monitoring
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On October 23, 2018, the parties in the Yahoo! Inc. Customer Data Security Breach Litigation pending in the Northern District of California and the parties in the related litigation pending in California state court filed a motion seeking preliminary approval of a settlement related to breaches of the company’s data.…
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California Enacts Blockchain Legislation
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As reported on the Blockchain Legal Resource, California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed into law Assembly Bill No. 2658 for the purpose of further studying blockchain’s application to Californians. In doing so, California joins a growing list of states officially exploring distributed ledger technology.…
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Vizio Agrees to $17M Settlement to Resolve Smart TV Class Action Suit
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Posted in Behavioral Advertising, Information Security
Vizio, Inc., a California-based company best known for its internet-connected televisions, agreed to a $17 million settlement that, if approved, will resolve multiple proposed consumer class actions consolidated in California federal court. The suits’ claims, which are limited to the period between February 1, 2014 and February 6, 2017, involve data-tracking software Vizio installed on its smart TVs.…
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California Enacts New Requirements for Internet of Things Manufacturers
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On September 28, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law two identical bills regulating Internet-connected devices sold in California.…
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CCPA Amendment Bill Signed Into Law
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On September 23, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law SB-1121, which makes limited substantive and technical amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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Uber Data Breach Class Action Must Proceed to Arbitration
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On September 5, 2018, the District Court for the Central District of California held that a class action arising from a 2016 Uber Technologies Inc. data breach must proceed to arbitration. The case was initially filed after a 2016 data breach that affected approximately 600,000 Uber drivers and 57 million Uber customers. …
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