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United States: The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 – A broad and complex data processing regulation that applies to businesses worldwide

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In brief The California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (CPRA) introduces sweeping changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), most of which will become operative as of 1 January 2023 with a “look back” to 1 January 2022. Some key revisions include:  A new definition of “sensitive personal information” and detailed obligations regarding the processing of sensitive personal information for non-essential purposes; A new and counterintuitive definition of “sharing” personal information and related restrictions aimed…

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The California Privacy Rights Act: High-Level Comparison to the CCPA

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In the privacy world, there is no rest for the weary. In California, while most companies were just getting their programs running to address the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), including some last minute changes to address the final version of the regulations issued in late fall 2020, the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) was officially certified on December 16, 2020 following voter approval in another privacy referendum in the November 2020 elections. CPRA sharpens…

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California Privacy Rights Act enacted by Popular Ballot at General Election

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Based on preliminary election results, Californians voted to enact the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), expanding and revising the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) effective January 1, 2023 with a one-year look-back to January 1, 2022 for some provisions. Companies around the world with business ties to California should start updating vendor contracts and prepare for new requirements under the statute and revised regulations to be issued by a new California Privacy Protection…

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California Attorney General Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing CCPA

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What does this mean for covered businesses? Two important privacy law developments took place last week in California. On 10 October 2019, the California Attorney General (AG) published its proposed regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and on 11 October 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed several bills that were passed in mid-September amending the CCPA (click here for a summary of those amendments). In this alert, we summarize some of the key requirements…