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Tag: CCPA

Tag: CCPA

CPPA Enforcement Division issues its first advisory

An Enforcement Advisory has been issued by the CPPA Enforcement Division to help businesses ensure compliance with the CCPA.   On April 2, 2024, the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released its inaugural Enforcement Advisory, marking a significant step in its efforts to ensure compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act

Possible fines under US data protection laws

With various state-level data protection laws coming into force across the US, what possible fines could a business face for violating any of those laws?    In the United States, while there isn’t a comprehensive federal data protection law, more and more state laws governing the protection of personal data are coming into force, imposing

California Consumer Privacy Act: A Comprehensive Overview

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a landmark piece of legislation that aims to strengthen privacy rights and consumer protection for the residents of California. This legislation was enacted in June 2018 and became effective as of January 2020. In November of 2020, California the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) was approved, which amended

Colorado Privacy Act written into law

Colorado Privacy Act has been written into law, making Colorado the third US state with comprehensive privacy laws.    The Colorado Privacy Act has recently been signed into law, giving comprehensive privacy laws to the residents of Colorado for the first time. Colorado is now the third US State to enact such laws, with theirs

A recent CCPA update: two amendments signed into law.

A recent CCPA update includes two amendments signed into law, with further proposed modifications possible.   The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is changing  according to this recent article from IAPP. In September, the California Attorney General, Xavier Becerra highlighted the need for privacy law in the United States. His testimony was presented during the

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force in less than a month.

Age Appropriate Design Code will come into force September 2nd 2020, and will be ushered in by a 12-month transition period allowing online services time to conform. The Age Appropriate Design Code which we had initially reported on back in January when the final version of this code was first introduced, has now completed the

The National Biometric Information Privacy Act introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The National Biometric Information Privacy act of 2020, was introduced last week by US Senator Jeff Merkley, accompanied by Senator Bernie Sanders.   The National Biometric Information Privacy Act, a groundbreaking legislation prohibiting private companies from collecting and profiting off biometric data without consumers and employees consent, was recently introduced by US Senator Jeff Merkley.

The CCPA Enforcement Date for employment information and business-to-business data may be pushed back to January 1, 2022.

The CCPA Enforcement date may be pushed back to January 1, 2022 when it comes to employment and business-to-business data, rather than the initially scheduled January 1, 2021.   The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 or CCPA, originally enacted in 2018, was set to be enforced as of July 1, 2020, after the required

Dubai Data Protection Law No.5 will be implemented on July 1st, 2020.

Dubai Data Protection Law No.5 will be implemented on July 1st, 2020, replacing DIFC No. 1 of 2007.   Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, and Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, recently enacted the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC) Data Protection Law No.5 of 2020. This new

CCPA enforcement day is less than one month away

The compliance date for the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is less than one month away now, as it is expected to be enforced on July 1, 2020. Are you ready for CCPA? As we published in our last blog about CCPA, despite COVID-19 pandemic, CCPA is set to move forward as scheduled on July