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The California attorney general released a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act regulations; notable regulatory changes include a new opt-out button for websites and an offline notice of the right to opt out.
The California attorney general issued a
fourth set of proposed modifications to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) on December 10, 2020. The attorney general’s office issued this latest proposed modifications in response to comments received in response to the
third set of draft modifications released on October 12, 2020. Because the third set of proposed modifications was never finalized by the California Office of Administrative Law (OAL), the California attorney general issued the fourth set of proposed modifications to address stakeholder comments and better conform the proposed regulations to the CCPA. The proposed modifications a
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In November, Californians approved a ballot measure, Proposition 24, a.k.a. the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), to create a new consumer data privacy agency. It puts California yet another step ahead of other states in terms of privacy productions for consumers and data security requirements for enterprises. California already had a privacy law in place, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), adopted in 2018. It went into effect in January 2020, and enforcement officially began this past July.
The CCPA was supposed to help keep California from passing a more stringent privacy initiative via ballot. CCPA is probably one of the leading privacy laws in the US that protects consumers today, says Christophe Bertrand, analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, but it was originally supposed to be more restrictive. It was the product of many political negotiations that weakened the final product.
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California voters signaled that privacy is a top priority by overwhelmingly approving Proposition 24 on Nov. 3, 2020 the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). The CPRA amends and significantly strengthens the recently enacted California Consumer Privacy Act and moves California s privacy laws toward those of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
CPRA aims to place consumers “on a more equal footing when negotiating with businesses in order to protect their rights” by adding unprecedented consumer rights to those already afforded under CCPA. CPRA also specifically targets business practices that involve internet advertising, collection and use of sensitive personal information or children s data, and automated decision- making technologies.
A Look at California’s Vote on Ballot Measures
Commentary
As the dust from the 2020 general election settles, a veteran journalist is weighing in on the outcome and what it means for Californians.
During the Nov. 3 election, residents voted on 12 propositions on issues ranging from rent control and taxes, to privacy rights and affirmative action. The results are telling of a state that’s becoming less trusting of its government, said OC Weekly founder and California Policy Center President Will Swaim.
“If you really look at ballot propositions as either a vote for more government or for less government and more private enterprise, I think the outcome of this most recent election in the ballot propositions themselves suggests that Californians trust government less than they trust the marketplace.”
Data privacy trends in the US in light of this year’s election and other recent events were discussed by a panel during the FTI Consulting webinar The New Privacy Landscape: California’s New Law and Prospects for Federal Action.
The significance of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), passed last month to expand the existing California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was firstly highlighted by the panel. Dominique Shelton Leipzig, firmwide co-chair of Perkins Coie’s Ad Tech Privacy and Data Management Practice, explained that this new law will bring about major changes to how data can be used in the state, and “companies really need to start thinking about this now.”