As most (but not all) business know, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “Act” or “CCPA”) goes into effect January 1, 2020. It is estimated that more than 500,000 companies are subject to the CCPA, many of them smaller and mid-size businesses that may not have pre-existing robust…
Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps Part 5 of a Series Consumer Rights: Deletion, Do Not Sell, Non-Discrimination The California Consumer Privacy Act obligates covered businesses to disclose the categories of personal information, the sources of personal information and uses…
Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps: Part 4 of a Series Verified Requests for Data The CCPA is hurtling headlong toward implementation on January 1, 2020. The Act, which is likely to be amended, perhaps substantially, in the next sixty…
Ever since the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”) was adopted in 2018, various constituencies have lobbied for revisions. While multiple proposals were considered in the California legislature, only a few have a chance for passage and enactment. Last month, the California Senate Judiciary Committee passed several amendments to the…
Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps Part 3 of a Series The Privacy Policy This is the third in a series of articles on complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA is estimated to directly impact more…
Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps Part 2 of a Series What’s Next – the Breach Response Plan This is the second in a series of articles on complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CCPA is estimated…
Complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act in 5 (more or less) Not So Easy Steps Part 1 of a Series First Steps First – the Data Map It is estimated that more than 500,000 companies are subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), many of them smaller and…
JMBM’s Cybersecurity & Privacy Group is pleased to announce that the Group’s Co-Chair, Michael A. Gold, will be participating as a panelist for the webinar Bristows Legally Speaking! Data protection and information security in EU, India and California – what next? Sponsored by the London-based law firm Bristows, the webinar…
On June 28, 2018, Governor Brown signed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which goes into effect on January 1, 2020. But – because of certain look-back features in the new law – significant compliance will be required by January 1, 2019. The Act is enforceable by the California…
It didn’t take long. On June 28, 2018, just more than a month after the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect, imposing broad obligations and restrictions on any entity collecting personal information of EU citizens and residents, the California legislature has passed AB 375, and the governor has…