Posts Tagged: California Consumer Privacy Act

Opinion

Get consumer data protection done right, not rushed

OPINION – Some lawmakers are pushing to rush through the Delete Act (SB 362), allowing consumers to wipe their online data in one fell swoop. Concerningly, there is a lengthy list of unintended consequences for small businesses and consumers that policymakers need to consider.

Opinion

California’s privacy agency getting out of control

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OPINION: The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is off and running full speed ahead, and like a runaway train, there is little to do to stop it before we witness a train wreck. The issues around process, lack of oversight, enforcement confusion, increased costs, overreach, and aggressive expansion are causes for significant concern.

Opinion

California regulators should pause Privacy Act rules

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OPINION: As an ambitious attempt to give consumers more control over how businesses collect, store, and use their personal information, it is clear the California Consumer Privacy Act will have effects that reach far beyond the technology sector.

Opinion

Where are the promised fixes to the new privacy law?

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OPINION: One year ago, the California Legislature passed the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and then-Gov. Jerry Brown signed it into law. Even at passage, the legislative leadership recognized its flaws – what some observers called an “unmitigated disaster in the making” – and committed to addressing its flaws in the year before it took effect in January of 2020.

Opinion

Should California’s privacy law be modified?

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OPINION: The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which takes effect next January, was intended to protect the privacy of personal consumer information by limiting the sale of information between organizations that use data to reach customers, and it provided consumers with certain rights. To achieve these consumer-focused goals, the CCPA imposes significant requirements and burdens on businesses.

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