Though the final results of the 2020 presidential race took a few days to become clear, it was obvious by the morning of November 4 that cannabis legalization had run the table: from.
With many impacted businesses still not ready to comply with the now enforceable CCPA, CPRA affected payment processors should start preparing for this new piece of legislation, says Abine CEO Rob Shavell.
From European Union wide to the economic giant that is the state of California, data privacy regulations are tightening. Things won t end here and businesses need to get ready for 2021.
The ground is shifting as consumers become more savvy about their data and what it is used for. Some analysts predict that we will all soon have our own digital wallet and be in control of our own data; others predict that businesses will discover more novel ways to draw inference from consumer spending and lifestyle activities, as data continues to be the most valuable commodity of the commerce world.
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On November 17, 2020, the Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry introduced Bill C-11, the Digital Charter Implementation Act, which proposes a new privacy law called the Consumer Privacy Protection Act (CPPA). The CPPA would overhaul Canadian privacy law and heighten the privacy obligations for businesses, including U.S.-based business, that are engaged in commercial activity in Canada and collect, use, or disclose the personal information of individuals in Canada. Canadian government officials estimate 18 months for the CPPA to make its way through committee and become law. While there may be changes to the proposed legislation as it works its way through committee, businesses with Canadian-based customers will need to carefully assess their privacy compliance programs to account for proposed changes in the law.
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The CCPA’s “Final Regulations” Are Changing – A Summary of OAL’s Third and Fourth Sets of Proposed Modifications Friday, December 11, 2020
On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) released the
Fourth Set of Proposed Modifications to the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) Regulations, styled as “Modifications to Proposed Modifications.” The Fourth Set comes shortly after the comment period for the Third Set of Proposed Modifications closed on Oct. 28. Per the AG’s Notice of the Fourth Set of Proposed Modifications, the public has until 5:00 p.m. PST on Dec. 28 to submit comments via email to the CA DOJ at PrivacyRegulations@doj.ca.gov. Comments may also be mailed to the AG’s office at the address provided in its Notice, available here.