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The UK Government and the Information Commissioner Provide Guidance on the Collection of Contact-Tracing Information by Hospitality & Leisure Businesses

July 7, 2020

As businesses in the hospitality and leisure industries are permitted to re-open in England, the Government is asking them to keep a temporary record of their customers and visitors, in order to support NHS Test and Trace. This information will be requested by NHS Test and Trace in the event that someone who has tested positive for COVID-19 lists the business’s premises as a place that they visited recently, or because the premises has been…

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Amendments to CA AB-1281: Addition by Subtraction?

By Glenn A. Brown, Shalin Sood & Lydia de la Torre

July 2, 2020

In a surprising turn of events, the California State Senate significantly amended California Assembly Bill 1281 (“AB-1281”) late last week. AB-1281 initially proposed enhanced protections for the use of facial recognition technologies, which have now been removed. The amended AB-1281 now focuses on extending by one year the B2B and employee exemptions provided for under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), previously discussed here. Those exemptions currently become inoperative on January 1, 2021; if…

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CCPA Enforcement Begins Today

By Glenn A. Brown

July 1, 2020

As of today, July 1, 2020, the California Attorney General (“AG”) will begin enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2020. Under the CCPA, the AG may recover civil penalties of up to $2,500 for each violation and up to $7,500 for each intentional violation. The CCPA also provides for a private right of action for damages resulting from a data breach involving certain defined types…

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Breaking: CPRA Makes it to the November Ballot

By Lauren Kitces & Lydia de la Torre

June 25, 2020

The number of verified signatures necessary to put the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) on the November ballot cleared its final hurdle on June 24, 2020. This means November 3, 2020 will be a pivotal day for privacy law in California, and will also impact the US more broadly.…

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Court Order Means CPRA Likely to Make November Ballot

By Lauren Kitces & Lydia de la Torre

June 20, 2020

In a recent blog post we reported that the advocacy group behind CPRA, Californians for Consumer Privacy, was going to court in an effort to prevent their plans to put the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) to a referendum vote in November from being derailed by a delay in the reporting of signature counts. A Writ of Mandate that was filed by the advocacy group led to a hearing before the Sacramento Superior Court,…

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A Procedural Delay Will Not Prevent CPRA from Being on the Ballot Next November

By Lauren Kitces & Lydia de la Torre

June 20, 2020

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Data Breach: Is Your Forensic Report Privileged?

By Squire Patton Boggs

June 13, 2020

A financial institution has asked a Virginia federal court to overturn a magistrate judge’s order to disclose its forensic report, detailing its 2019 data breach. If your company experiences a data breach, it is imperative to immediately retain outside counsel who understands the nuances of cybersecurity events and attorney work product privileges. Here we provide the following practical takeaways:…

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A One-Day Delay Could Derail CPRA

By Lauren Kitces & Lydia de la Torre

June 12, 2020

The advocacy group, Californians for Consumer Privacy, is going to court in an effort to ensure that California residents have the ability to vote on the proposed California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) in a referendum in November.…

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Complimentary Webinar: Privacy and Employee Surveys in Germany

By Squire Patton Boggs

June 11, 2020

Maintaining a positive and productive work environment helps retain valued employees and aids in recruiting new talent, ultimately saving costs and providing an advantage over competitors. To monitor employee satisfaction organizations are increasingly turning to conducting workplace surveys. On June 16, 2020 at 4:00p CEST Annette Demmel and Tarek Hajj-Khalil of our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity team will discuss what companies should consider when implementing and conducting employee surveys in order to be in…

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California Attorney General Submits Final Proposed Regulations and Accompanying Materials

By Lauren Kitces, Elliot Golding & Lydia de la Torre

June 8, 2020

After months of waiting, on June 1, 2020, the California Office of the Attorney General (“AG”) unveiled the final proposed California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations, which are unchanged from the last version circulated in early March 2020 (summarized here). The AG also published extensive materials, including more than 500 pages of responses to public comments, that provide a wealth of (non-binding) guidance on tricky issues. Finally, the AG requested the Office of Administrative…

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Global updates from our Data Privacy & Cybersecurity team

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The UK Government and the Information Commissioner Provide Guidance on the Collection of Contact-Tracing Information by Hospitality & Leisure Businesses

Amendments to CA AB-1281: Addition by Subtraction?

CCPA Enforcement Begins Today

Breaking: CPRA Makes it to the November Ballot

Court Order Means CPRA Likely to Make November Ballot

A Procedural Delay Will Not Prevent CPRA from Being on the Ballot Next November

Data Breach: Is Your Forensic Report Privileged?

A One-Day Delay Could Derail CPRA

Complimentary Webinar: Privacy and Employee Surveys in Germany

California Attorney General Submits Final Proposed Regulations and Accompanying Materials

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