SB-1121

Amendments to California’s expansive Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“the Act”) include new provisions that may significantly impact the timing of enforcement and provide exemptions for large amounts of personal data regulated by other laws.

The Act, signed into law in June, is a sweeping data privacy law that regulates the processing of personal data of California residents. Because the Act was hastily passed in order to prevent a similar ballot initiative proceeding to a vote in the November elections, it was expected that the Act would undergo significant amendments before it enters into effect on January 1, 2020.Continue Reading Amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018: Progress toward Clarity