Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA)

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We are quickly approaching the Jan. 1, 2023 operative date of most of the provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA), which, as most of us know by now, substantially amends the CCPA. Under the CPRA, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA” or “Agency”) has a mandate to issue regulations on a number of specific topics. With just fewer than three months to go until January 1, regulations are not even close to being finalized.  The Agency released the first draft of proposed regulations on May 24, and the first public comment period ended on August 23. In a meeting held by the CPPA on Friday, September 23, the Agency gave no concrete sense of timing or any comments on topics, such as those discussed in this post, for which regulations have not even been issued. This has left many businesses feeling left in the lurch, uncertain of what to do.
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2023 State Privacy Laws: How to Assess and Ensure Readiness by Year-end

Malcolm Dowden and Niloufar Massachi Discuss Vendor…

We head into the fourth quarter on the heels of the first public California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) civil penalty, while also looking ahead to the new state privacy laws in Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, and Utah and the significant updates that the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will bring to the CCPA. Considering that regulations…

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CPW’s Shea Leitch and Kyle Dull to Speak at ACC South Florida’s 12th Annual CLE Conference

CPW’s David Oberly…

In the absence of any progress at the federal level, states have taken matters into their own hands with the introduction of proposed consumer privacy legislation geared toward placing greater protections over consumers’ sensitive personal data. 2021 was a busy year for state legislatures, with both Virginia and Colorado enacting new consumer privacy statutes of their own. 2022 brought more of the same, with Utah and Connecticut adding their names to the growing list of states that now have laws on the books granting consumers extensive rights regarding the collection and use of their personal data while at the same time imposing wide-ranging obligations on companies that handle that same data.
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