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90% U.S. Businesses Struggling with CCPA, CPRA, and GDPR Compliance

90% U.S. Businesses Struggling with CCPA, CPRA, and GDPR Compliance

A recent survey conducted on businesses in the United States by CYTRIO found that, as of March 21, 2022, 90% of U.S. companies were not fully compliant with the Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California...

California Enacts Genetic Information Privacy Act and Updates the CCPA

California Enacts Genetic Information Privacy Act and Updates the CCPA

Two bills have been signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom that impact the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The bills have added new exceptions to the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information and the definition of personal information in the...

Has the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Been Effective?

Has the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Been Effective?

On June 2018, 2018, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) was signed into law, and the CCPA took effect on January 1, 2020. It has been more than 18 months since compliance with the privacy law became mandatory, so how effective has it been so far? The main aim...

California Attorney General Issues CCPA Enforcement Update

California Attorney General Issues CCPA Enforcement Update

It has been a year since compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been mandatory and financial penalties and sanctions have been possible for CCPA violations. The CCPA was introduced on January 3, 2018 and was signed into law by California...

What do CPRA and GDPR have in Common?

What do CPRA and GDPR have in Common?

At the beginning this month the electorate of California voted to pass the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), legislation created to further enhance the reach of the California Consumer Privacy Act that become enforceable earlier in 2020. The passing of the CPRA...

California Privacy Rights Act Approved by Voters

California Privacy Rights Act Approved by Voters

In California the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ballot initiative has been passed after winning the approval of 56% of votes. This means that Californiance Consumers Privacy Act will be amended to incorporate additional rights for the consumer. Along with this...

Third Set of Proposed Amendments to CCPA Revealed by California DOJ

Third Set of Proposed Amendments to CCPA Revealed by California DOJ

A third set of proposed modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been released by the California Department of Justice. The California attorney general became authorized to enforce the law on July 1, 2020, and the California Office of...

Google Facing Potential €10bn CCPA Class Action Suit

Google Facing Potential €10bn CCPA Class Action Suit

A California federal court legal action alleges that Google has been tracking smartphone users’ app activity without adequate authorization in breach of the California Consumer Privacy Act. The legal action that was filed in the Northern District of California last...

CCPA & COVID-19 Pandemic

CCPA & COVID-19 Pandemic

It is important to remember that, despite the wide-reaching and deep impact the the COVID-19 pandemic, the rights of individuals to have their protection respected are as important and relevant as ever. In recent weeks we have see a relaxing on the policing of HIPAA...

Marriott Reports Another Security Breach Impacting 5.2m Guests

Marriott Reports Another Security Breach Impacting 5.2m Guests

The Marriott Hotel Group has revealed that it has suffered its third data breach in just over two years and has impacted the private data of up to 5.2m guests. The hotel group that operates Marriott Hotel, Starwood Hotels released a statement that said uses an...

CCPA: Californian AG Becerra Issues Warning for California Consumers

CCPA: Californian AG Becerra Issues Warning for California Consumers

An advisory has been released by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra reminding consumers of their new rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which became enforceable January 1 this year. In the advisory Becerra outlines the rights allocated to...

CCPA Legislation becomes Enforceable

CCPA Legislation becomes Enforceable

From today the Californian Consumer Privacy Act becomes enforceable, state-level legislation that obligates companies to alert users of the intent to monetize their data, and give them a simple way of opting out of this. It governs, and has massive implications for...

CCPA vs GDPR Comparison

CCPA vs GDPR Comparison

In the last few years cybersecurity has evolved massively on a global basis as greater efforts are invested in protecting individuals, businesses and organizations from the threat of hacking. New legislation has been introduced in relation to the way that personal...

Facebook Suspends ‘Thousands’ of Apps

Facebook Suspends ‘Thousands’ of Apps

Facebook has taken the move to suspend "tens of thousands" of apps that are in operation on its platform as it continues to try and stem what it suspects is the collection of large amounts of user profile data. This move comes towards the end of a turbulent 2019 for...

50% of US Organizations Not Prepared for CCPA

50% of US Organizations Not Prepared for CCPA

According to a report released by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and OneTrust, prior to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) becoming enforceable on  January 1, 2020, nearly 50% of all companies will not be ready to comply with...

CCPA and Cybersecurity

CCPA and Cybersecurity

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced new standards for data protection in Europe. Introduced in May 2018, GDPR changed the way that businesses handle collect, handle, and process consumer data. The regulations also granted new rights to...

Are you ready for CCPA?

Are you ready for CCPA?

The California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) is due to become enforceable on January 1, 2020. Corporations, government agencies and other groups will be using 2019 to prepare for the new legislation. The proposed legislation allows Californian residents the following...

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