On January 27, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new enforcement sweep aimed at businesses with mobile apps and other businesses that fail to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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CPPA Board to Hold Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking
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On January 23, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board announced that it will hold a public meeting on February 3, 2023 regarding the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process, particularly with respect to the issuance of new draft rules on risk assessments, cybersecurity audits and automated decisionmaking.
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CPPA Board Holds Meeting on Status of CPRA Rulemaking and Other Topics
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On December 16, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency Board held a public meeting regarding the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics, such as the CPPA’s advocacy regarding proposed federal and state privacy legislation. …
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CPPA Announces Meeting to Discuss CPRA Rulemaking and Other Updates
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On December 6, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced that it will hold a virtual public meeting to discuss the status of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 rulemaking process and other topics.
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Class Action Lawsuits Continue Targeting Companies For Tracking Users’ Website Activity
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Plaintiff’s firms continue to file variations of state law wiretapping lawsuits over “session replay” software and “live chat” or “chatbot” applications in various jurisdictions.
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Facebook’s $90M Privacy Deal Gets Final Nod Over Objections
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On November 14, 2022, Judge Edward J. Davila of the Northern District of California approved a $90 million privacy settlement against Meta Platforms, Inc. for unlawfully tracking user information when users were logged out of the site.
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CPPA Releases New Modified Proposed CPRA Regulations
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On November 3, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency released new modified proposed California Privacy Rights Act regulations, which make updates to the draft CPRA regulations released on October 17, 2022. …
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California Privacy Protection Agency Holds Board Meeting on CCPA/CPRA Modified Proposed Regulations
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On October 28-29, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency held a Board Meeting to discuss the modified proposed regulations promulgated for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020, as well as the remainder of the rulemaking process. …
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CPPA Releases Modified Proposed CPRA Regulations
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On October 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency released modified proposed regulations for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 along with an explanation of the modifications as materials for upcoming CPPA Board Meetings. …
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New California Laws Enhance Reproductive Health Privacy Protections
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On September 27, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law a pair of bills designed to prevent medical information and other data held by California entities from being used in out-of-state abortion prosecutions.
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