Tag Archives: California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018

Attempt to Expand CCPA Private Right of Action Fails, While Bills Exempting Employee Data and Otherwise Refining CCPA Advance

Photo of Taylor A. BloomBy Alan L. Friel, Niloufar Massachi and Taylor A. Bloom on Posted in CCPA
Over the past several weeks, the California State Assembly has voted in favor of advancing to the California Senate bills that would narrow the reach of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Senate bills did not fare as well and have died. Two of the CCPA amendment bills moving forward have the potential to greatly … Continue Reading

Ad and Publishing Industries Confront CCPA Challenges While Congress Considers Privacy

By Alan L. Friel on Posted in CCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective Jan. 1, 2020, will require more privacy transparency and choice for consumers than they have ever had under U.S. law, but its approach to providing consumers with the right to opt out of a sale of their personal information threatens to disrupt the third-party digital advertising ecosystem. Most … Continue Reading

California Assembly Privacy Committee Votes in Favor of Advancing CCPA Amendments

By Alan L. Friel and Niloufar Massachi on Posted in CCPA
Last Tuesday, the California Assembly’s Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection (Assembly Privacy Committee), which has jurisdiction over matters related to privacy, the protection of personal information and information technology, held a committee hearing in which it voted in favor of advancing eight industry-backed bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), set … Continue Reading

Additional California Bill, AB 25, Proposed to Further Amend the CCPA

Photo of Taylor A. BloomBy Niloufar Massachi, Taylor A. Bloom and Alan L. Friel on Posted in CCPA
On March 25, Assembly Member Chau introduced Assembly Bill 25 (AB 25), which proposes to amend a section of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. This amendment would expressly exclude employees from the definition of a “consumer” under the CCPA. As currently drafted, the CCPA governs the … Continue Reading

The California Consumer Privacy Act: Frequently Asked Questions

Photo of Melinda L. McLellanBy Alan L. Friel, Laura E. Jehl and Melinda L. McLellan on Posted in CCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive new consumer protection law set to take effect on January 1, 2020. In the wake of the CCPA’s passage, approximately 15 other states introduced their own CCPA-like privacy legislation, and similar proposals are being considered at the federal level. Among the many differences between the CCPA … Continue Reading

California Legislature Working Feverishly To Avert Privacy Ballot Initiative

By Alan L. Friel on Posted in Advertising, Behavioral Advertising, Online Privacy, Retail Industry, State Legislation
We have previously reported a ballot initiative known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), that is expected to be on the November ballot.  If passed, it would make sweeping changes to consumer privacy protection rights for Californians, likely creating a new national standard.  On June 21st, the California Assembly amended AB- 375, … Continue Reading
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