All California Privacy Protection Agency articles
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News BriefCPPA warns of collecting too much data in first enforcement advisory
The California Privacy Protection Agency warned businesses to stop asking for excessive information from consumers who have requested to opt out of having their data collected or who are otherwise exercising their privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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PremiumCPPA preview: Cybersecurity audit regs nearing formal proposal
Companies with business in California could face tough new cybersecurity mandates under draft regulations that could be headed for formal rulemaking as soon as Friday.
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PremiumAutomated decision-making tech rules added to crowded CPPA agenda
The California Privacy Protection Agency drafted its rules to apply the rights allowed to residents under the California Consumer Privacy Act to automated decision-making technology used by businesses.
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PremiumCPPA eyeing broad scope in early discussions around data risk assessments
Draft risk assessment regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act are designed to prohibit businesses from handling consumer data if uncontrolled risks—to the security and privacy of the consumer, the public, or the business—outweigh the benefits.
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PremiumCalifornia cybersecurity audit rule scope begins taking shape at CPPA meeting
A final version of California’s cybersecurity audit rules likely won’t be released until later next year at the earliest, according to a rough timeline discussed by the California Privacy Protection Agency.
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PremiumFrom 5 to 11: Keeping up with new state data privacy laws
If multi-state businesses thought at the start of 2023 complying with a patchwork of U.S. state privacy laws was going to be a lot of work, now they must be overwhelmed. Experts assess the fast-evolving U.S. privacy landscape.
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News BriefCCPA first state privacy law deemed adequate by Dubai financial hub
The Dubai International Financial Centre announced the California Consumer Privacy Act passes muster, allowing compliant California businesses to be the first permitted to transfer data with the DIFC without additional contractual measures.
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News BriefCPPA sets sights on connected vehicles in first review
The California Privacy Protection Agency is probing the data privacy practices of connected vehicle manufacturers and their technologies as part of its first enforcement review.
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PremiumCalifornia privacy reg delay offers little more than short reprieve
Many businesses are breathing a sigh of relief following a court ruling that delayed enforcement of certain provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act, but companies should not rest on their laurels, according to experts.
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News BriefCourt delays enforcement of CCPA changes to March 2024
Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act expected to take effect July 1 have been stayed until March 2024 following a ruling from the Sacramento County Superior Court.
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PremiumAs final CPRA rules trickle out, a reminder companies must ‘grow with the law’
If companies haven’t started the process of coming into compliance with the California’s sweeping new privacy law, they need to begin now.
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PremiumCalifornia ‘setting the tone’ for privacy push with CPRA updates
Changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act set to come over the course of 2023 strengthen the nation’s first comprehensive state privacy law to a benchmark no other states have yet to equal.
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News BriefCPPA seeking comment on cybersecurity audit, risk assessment rule adds
The California Privacy Protection Agency is seeking comment on privacy rules requiring certain large businesses to conduct annual cybersecurity audits and risk assessments if the state believes they are placing consumer data at risk.
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ArticleCalifornia privacy board moves forward with draft CPRA regulations
The California Privacy Protection Agency unveiled draft rules for the soon-to-be enacted California Privacy Rights Act at its board meeting.
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ArticleRulemaking on CPRA facing delay
The newly formed California Privacy Protection Agency appears behind schedule on rulemaking for the transition to the California Privacy Rights Act, putting the law’s July 2023 enforcement date in question.
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ArticleCalifornia privacy agency names executive director
The nation’s first state data privacy agency has selected former FTC Chief Technologist Ashkan Soltani to serve as its executive director overseeing enforcement and rulemaking of the CCPA and, eventually, the CPRA.
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ArticleBoard members named to California’s first-in-the-nation data privacy board
The California Privacy Protection Agency, tasked with enforcing the state’s groundbreaking data privacy laws, now has a five-member board of directors.
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ArticleCalifornia voters approve creation of new state agency to enforce CCPA
California voters approved a ballot measure that will add new layers of responsibility for businesses attempting to comply with the state’s first-in-the-nation data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act.
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ArticleWhat CCPA-affected businesses need to know about California’s next privacy initiative
Businesses with operations in California should expect their data privacy compliance obligations to get a lot more complicated next year with the California Privacy Rights Act expected to pass in November.