In November 2020, California voters passed Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (“Prop 24”). The CPRA amends and extends the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”). To implement the law, the CPRA established the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) and vested it with the full administrative power, authority and jurisdiction to implement and…
House Energy & Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone (D-NJ), along with Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) the ranking Republican on the Committee, and Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) who is the ranking Republican on the Senate Commerce Committee, released a discussion draft of the American Data Privacy and Protection Act which is a comprehensive national data…
Internet Law Center founder Bennet Kelley joined Santa Clara University Law School Professor Eric Goldman and over 50 other privacy professionals to oppose Proposition 24, the 52-page Consumer Personal Information Law and Agency Initiative. We are privacy professionals or other privacy experts. Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), will benefit us financially because…
On this day in 1990, President George H.W. Bush signed the “Americans with Disabilities Act” (Public Law 101-336) and it is one of his enduring legacies. The bill had been introduced by Senator Tom Harkin who delivered his floor speech on the bill in sign language so that his deaf brother would understand. That year…
With the regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA) still yet to be finalized, a new sweeping amendment is likely to be on the November ballot. Mactaggart Returns In 2017, San Francisco Bay area housing developer Alastair Mactaggart launched Californians for Consumer Privacy and qualified the CaCPA for the November 2018 ballot. As drafted,…
In 2009, WebmasterRadio.fm launched a new show “InBoxed” with host Jon Fondy and Rapid Response Marketing CEO Kevin De Vincenzi at AffCon in Denver. The show focused on issues in the emerging field of affiliate marketing. I was a guest on that original show and a regular on that show thereafter discussing legal issues impacting…
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA), which was signed by then-Governor Jerry Brown on September 23, 2018, contains three key dates relating to compliance and enforcement. The first is the effective date – January 1, 2020. CaCPA created a separate date for when enforcement could begin by the Attorney General which was “six months after…
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA) took effect on January 1, 2020, the law prohibits Attorney General Becerra from bringing any enforcement action until the earlier of six months after publication of final regulations by the Attorney General or July 1, 2020. Since regulations have yet to be finalized, that means a July 1st…
At the California Lawyers Association’s debut Legislative Day, members were able to meet with (i) Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee; (ii) Senator Andreas Borgeas, Vice-Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee; (iii) Assembly Member Mark Stone, Chair, Assembly Judiciary Committee; (iv) Assembly Member Ash Kalra, Member, Assembly Judiciary Committee; (v) Che Salinas, Chief Deputy Legislative Affairs Secretary for Operations,…
California Legislative Update with Saul Bercovitch, CLA Director of Governmental Affairs Wednesday, March 13th at Noon Pacific Time Dial-in number 855-520-7605 / Passcode 1211276419# Agenda Part 1: Introduction Welcome/Introductions World Wide Web at 30 Part 2: Presentation by Saul Bercovitch Saul Bercovitch is the Director of Governmental Affairs for the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and he…
The Senate Judiciary Committee report was released in connection with its opening hearings on the state of California’s Consumer Privacy Act that addressed the new law, how it compared to the European GDPR, the role of the Attorney General in enforcement as well as industry and consumer perspectives on this issue.
Cal AG Offers Legislation Making CaCPA More Onerous On Monday, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson today unveiled Senate Bill 561 to amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CaCPA) passed last year in three critical respects as described in their joint press release: (1) Removes the Attorney General’s requirement to provide 30-day…
The Internet Law Center’s award-winning newsletter featuring the debate over online privacy sparked by the California Consumer Privacy Act is below.
(1) The Law Was Passed in Seven Days In May 2017, AB 375 (California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018) (“CaCPA”) passed the Assembly only to be placed on inactive status in September 2017. In the interim, San Francisco Bay area housing developer Alastair Mactaggart launched Californians for Consumer Privacy and qualified the CaCPA for the November 2018 ballot. …
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