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Some Good News in the Privacy Arena – “Privacy for All Act of 2019” Withdrawn by Author

by Scott J. Hyman |

In this blog post, https://www.severson.com/consumer-finance/ccpa-ab-1760-amended-to-become-privacy-for-all-act-of-2019/, we previously reported on the “Privacy for All Act of 2019”, Assembly Bill 1760 (“AB 1760” or the “Bill”), introduced by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D – Oakland).  Less than a month after Assemblywoman Wicks introduced the Bill, which would have re-enacted much of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”), but would have… Read More

Privacy Poll Used to Justify Support for SB 561 Privacy Bill

by Scott J. Hyman |

Supporters of Senate Bill 561 (Jackson – D, Santa Barbara) relied on a recent poll of 800 likely 2020 presidential election voters in California, commissioned by the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California (the “ACLU”) and conducted by David Binder Research, to support stronger privacy laws in California.  The poll was brought to light at a recent Senate committee hearing… Read More

CCPA Update: The California Senate Judiciary Committee Debates SB 561 – Private Right of Action in CCPA Not a Foregone Conclusion

by Austin B. Kenney |

On April 9, 2019, the California State Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing on Senate Bill 561.  As followers of this ‘blog know, SB 561, introduced by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson, a Democrat from Santa Barbara, and requested and sponsored by the California Attorney General, would provide for a private right of action for any violation of the… Read More

CCPA: AB 1760 Amended to Become “Privacy for All Act of 2019”

by Scott J. Hyman |

Before April 4, 2019, AB 1760 was a benign bill that fixed a few typographical errors in the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the "CCPA"). After the bill was amended on April 4, AB 1760 turned into a wholesale replacement of the CCPA with the "Privacy for All Act of 2019".  Introduced by Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland), newly-amended AB… Read More

Legislative Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 — The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

by Scott J. Hyman |

The deadline for introducing new legislation in the California Legislature for the 2019 Legislative session was February 22, 2019. While new amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) could still be introduced via the “gut and amend” maneuver (which is how the CCPA itself was introduced in June 2018), we now have a general idea of… Read More

California Attorney General Holds Final Public Forum On California Consumer Privacy Act

by Scott J. Hyman |

On March 5, 2019, the California Attorney General held the seventh and final public forum regarding its rulemaking authority under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA”) at Stanford Law School in Palo Alto, California.  The forum was well-attended, with approximately 50-75 attendees, 26 of whom spoke at the forum.  The forum was hosted by three representatives from the… Read More

SB 561 — Legislation Introduced to Amend the CaCPA Consistent with AG’s Advocacy

by Scott J. Hyman |

On February 20, 2019, the Attorney General’s Privacy Unit testified before the California State Assembly, requesting, among other things, that the CaCPA be amended to eliminate the safe harbor and to allow broader private rights of action.  We previously reported on that testimony here:  https://www.severson.com/consumer-finance/california-ag-takes-hard-line-on-ccpa-tells-california-assembly-to-broaden-private-rights-of-action-and-to-eliminate-safe-harbor/).  On February 22, 2019, California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D – Santa Barbara) answered the… Read More

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