On February 5, 2021, the state Senate of Virginia voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 1392, titled the Consumer Data Protection Act, after the House of Delegates approved an identical House bill by an 89-9 vote.
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Hunton Publishes 2020 Retail Industry Year in Review
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Hunton releases its 2020 Retail Industry Year in Review, which features several articles authored by our privacy lawyers, including on topics such as the cashier-less technology revolution, the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and “buy now, pay later” plans.…
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California Attorney General Issues Another Set of Proposed Modifications to the Already Effective CCPA Regulations
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On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General issued a fourth set of proposed modifications to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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Webinar on the California Privacy Rights Act
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On November 19, 2020, Hunton Andrews Kurth will host a webinar examining the recently approved California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) and how it revises the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”).
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California Voters Pass the CPRA
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On November 3, 2020, California voters approved California Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act.…
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California Attorney General Issues Third Set of Proposed Modifications to the Already Effective CCPA Regulations
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On October 12, 2020, the California Attorney General issued a third set of proposed modifications to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018.…
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California Legislature Votes to Extend CCPA’s HR and B2B Exemptions
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On August 30, 2020, the California legislature passed AB-1281. As background, the CCPA currently exempts from most of its requirements certain information collected in the HR context and certain information collected about B2B personnel. AB-1281 would extend each exemption until January 1, 2022. …
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CCPA Regulations Approved by California Office of Administrative Law
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On August 14, 2020, the California Attorney General announced that the California Office of Administrative Law approved the final regulations issued under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 and filed them with the California Secretary of State. …
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Multiple Retailers Sued Under CCPA for Sharing Data Used to Identify Fraudulent Returns
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Earlier this year, The Retail Equation and Sephora were hit with a class action lawsuit in which the plaintiff claimed Sephora improperly shared consumer data with The Retail Equation without consumers’ knowledge or consent. On August 3, 2020, the plaintiff, now joined by others, amended her complaint to cast an even wider net. …
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New Dubai International Financial Centre Data Protection Law Comes into Effect
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On July 1, 2020, the Dubai International Financial Centre Data Protection Law No. 5 of 2020 came into effect, but due to COVID-19, companies have until October 1, 2020 to comply. …
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