When A.B. 1202 was signed into law last fall, it was expected that the data broker registration requirement would not go into effect until 2021. However, the California Attorney General’s Office has taken the position that organizations that qualify as data brokers must register on or before January 31, 2020.

Our Client Alert on this topic delves into this requirement as well as the definition of a data broker, definitions of what constitutes “Sale” of personal information, what is a “Direct Relationship” as well as other important and relevant information.