Friday, January 8, 2021
Circumventing discovery: Can plaintiffs’ attorneys use CCPA access requests to obtain unsupervised discovery?
Litigants traditionally look to the rules of civil procedure in order to get discovery in a litigation. Plaintiff’s attorneys have, however, begun to try to circumvent restrictions within the discovery rules that are designed to limit the number, type, and timing of information requests, by sending out “access requests” on behalf of their clients under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Nothing within the legislative history of the CCPA suggests that it was intended to replace or supplant the discovery process set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and in the California Code of Civil Procedure. Furthermore, one interpretation might be that forcing a civil litigant to disclose personal information outside of judicially proscribed and monitored discovery processes could improperly “restrict a business’ abilit
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The recently-passed California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) augments and supplements California’s existing privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We are sure many practitioners are wondering how it stacks up with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). See below for Part I of our two part series comparing the CPRA and the GDPR.
HOW DOES THE CPRA CHANGE THE CCPA?
The CPRA makes several significant changes to the CCPA:
It introduces the concept of “
sensitive personal data”;
principles”;
It introduces new rights for consumers; and
7 hot mobile trends
From TikTok to improving in-store tech for employees, mobile shopping comes into focus for retailers. By: Tatiana Walk-Morris
In recent years, brands and retailers have shifted their omnichannel strategies to bridge the online and offline shopping experiences specifically when it came to mobile strategies. According to one study, smartphones accounted for 84% of the 2019 holiday season s e-commerce growth. And with e-commerce surging in 2020 as shoppers remained reluctant to visit brick and mortar in the midst of a pandemic, this year may top that.
Experts weigh in on what mobile trends could lie ahead.
1. Curtailed data collection
In 2018, the European Union implemented its General Data Protection Regulations, restricting how much data companies could collect from individuals. California also passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2020 and also provides data privacy protecti
Glen Price Discusses Privacy Issues Around COVID-19 CA Notify App and Others
From the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, public health officials around the world have looked to use the benefits of big data and the ubiquity of smartphones to help track and stop the spread of the virus. The ability to track smartphone users with location data and Bluetooth to better understand community interaction and the geographic spread of the virus appeared to be a practical and societal good.
But the promise of digital tracking hit two roadblocks: First, compliance with the legal requirements of data privacy regulations, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act, the European Union General Data Protection Regulation and federal and state protections of personal health care information, such as HIPPA and, secondly, general concerns that sensitive personal information could be subject to government misuse or unauthorized disclosure by hackers.
Picking the right IAM tools is based on more than today’s needs
With remote working now normal, it is important to take proactive steps in managing credentials across platforms that can be subject to multiple data protection regulations. IAM services can streamline this process, but care must be taken to ensure the correct one is chosen
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Cloud networking has become a critical aspect of modern business practices, due to the need to manage access to information stored in the cloud, and therefore ensure it remains secure. Identity and access management (IAM) enables the management of multiple levels of credentials across an organisation’s various networks and platforms.