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On Friday, February 9, the Court of Appeal of the State of California sided with the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”), finding that a California Superior Court judge erred when he issued an order staying the Agency’s enforcement of the regulations promulgated pursuant to the CPRA’s amendments to the CCPA until March 29

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California Attorney General Announces Industry Investigative Sweep into

Last week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep of providers of streaming services to determine whether these businesses are complying with California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) opt-out requirements for businesses that sell or share consumer personal information.

“From watching live sporting events to blockbuster movies, families increasingly use streaming platforms for entertainment, and we must make sure that their personal information is protected. Today, we are taking a close look at how these streaming services are complying with requirements that have been in place since 2020,” said Attorney General Bonta.Continue Reading California Attorney General Announces Industry Investigative Sweep into CCPA Compliance

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Newly Issued Guidelines on Standard Contracts for Cross-boundary Data Flow Within the Greater Bay Area (i.e., Hong Kong, Macau and

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Notes from the Asia Pacific Region, December 2023 | Privacy World

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On October 10, 2023, Governor Newsom signed into law SB 362, known as the “California Delete Act” or “Delete Act”, which had been passed by the legislature at the end of the 2023 legislative session on September 14. The Delete Act amends California’s existing Data Broker Registration law (Cal. Civ. Code Section 1798.99.80 et. seq). Among other things, the law imposes additional registration requirements on top of those that already exist, doubles the administrative fine for failure to register, requires the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to set up a one-stop shop deletion mechanism that allows consumers to make requests to all registered data brokers, and obligates data brokers to access the mechanism every 45 days and process each and every deletion request made by consumers within a prescribed timeframe (including directing all service providers and contractors of the request).Continue Reading California Delete Act Imposes New Obligations on Data Brokers

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Kyle Fath to Discuss California DELETE Act and Data Brokers on NAI Panel on Wednesday, December 13 | Privacy World

In a decision last week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal of a putative class action concerning allegations that Shopify violated various California privacy and unfair competition laws by purportedly concealing its involvement in online consumer transactions.  Briskin v. Shopify, Inc., No. 22-15815, 2023 WL 8225346 (9th Cir. Nov. 28, 2023).  In

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Two Significant AI Announcements:  Spooky for AI Developers? | Privacy World

Last Chance to Register for In-Person CLE: The Important

Last week, the Attorney General for California filed a notice of appeal to overturn a federal court ruling that the state’s Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (“CAADCA”) likely violates the First Amendment.  The appeal will put the constitutionality of California’s act before the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Following unanimous votes by the California