Archives: CPRA

California Privacy Protection Agency Board Chair Discusses CPRA Rulemaking Process and Agency Authority

Justin T. Yedor and Jeewon Serrato On October 5, 2021, Jennifer Urban, who serves as Chair of the Board the California Privacy Protection Agency (the CPPA) spoke with members of the California Lawyer’s Association about the Board’s work to get the new Agency off the ground, the challenges it faces in doing so and the … Continue Reading

8 Key Takeaways for Initial Defenses Under the CCPA and CPRA

By Marshall J. Mattera, Jeewon Serrato, Casie Collignon and Stanton Burke on October 7, 2021 Posted in CCPA, CPRA, Data Breach Notification Laws, Data Breaches, Privacy

Authors: Marshall Mattera, Jeewon Serrato, Casie Collignon and Stanton Burke Since the Jan. 1, 2020 kickoff for private enforcement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), plaintiffs have filed scores of class actions invoking the CCPA. Such claims, when properly made, present substantial risk to companies including statutory damages up to $750 per consumer. Early … Continue Reading

CPRA Rulemaking Begins with an Invitation by the New California Privacy Protection Agency

By Justin T. Yedor, Stanton Burke and Jeewon Serrato on September 23, 2021 Posted in CCPA, CPRA, Information Security, Online Privacy, Uncategorized

By Justin Yedor, Stanton Burke, and Jeewon K. Serrato For businesses awaiting guidance on how to comply with the California Privacy Rights Act (the “CPRA”), the new California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) began the rulemaking process on September 22, 2021 with an Invitation for Preliminary Comments on Proposed Rulemaking (the “Invitation for Comment”). In the … Continue Reading

AdTech Under the CCPA and CPRA

By Alan L. Friel and Kyle R. Fath on February 15, 2021 Posted in CCPA, CPRA

Please join us for a follow-up discussion on AdTech Under the CCPA and CPRA, originally presented as part of the PrivacyOC Privacy Week Forums 2021. Speakers Alan Friel and Kyle Fath will discuss four seemingly overlapping consumer rights under the CPRA: 1) Do Not Sell, 2) Do Not Share, 3) Do Not Profile, and 4) … Continue Reading

Podcast: CA Privacy Law Reboot – CCPA 2.0

By Alan L. Friel on August 27, 2020 Posted in CPRA, Podcast

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) is going to be on the November 3 ballot. The CPRA would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to provide a greater level of rights for consumers and more stringent restrictions on data practices of businesses, including regarding the use of personal info for advertising and marketing purposes. … Continue Reading

CPRA Moves Forward Despite COVID-19 Woes, Will Be on November Ballot

By Taylor A. Bloom and Kyle R. Fath on June 24, 2020 Posted in CPRA

This blog post has been updated to account for additional information related to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ballot initiative released following original publication of this post. On Friday, June 19, 2020, the Superior Court of California issued a ruling that paved the way for Californians to see the CPRA on the ballot in … Continue Reading