On July 10, 2023, California Governor Newsom signed into law A.B. 127, which places the working group for the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (the “Act”) under the California Office of the Attorney General. The Act creates a working group, formally named the California Children’s Data Protection Working Group, to produce a report on recommendations for best practices concerning children’s access to online services. Under A.B. 127, the deadline for the first report from the working group will be pushed back from January 1, 2024, to July 1, 2024, and the working group will be required to consist of only nine members, instead of the original 10-member requirement.

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On May 24, 2023 Google LLC announced its recently updated privacy terms providing that, for many of Google’s advertising services, it will no longer act as a service provider for the purposes of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.
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On Monday, March 27,, 2023, the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton Andrews Kurth submitted a response to the California Privacy Protection Agency Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, and Automated Decisionmaking.
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On March 3, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a public meeting regarding the Agency’s priorities, budget, the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process, and the activities of the CPPA subcommittees.
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