California Privacy Protection Agency Advances Substantial Rulemaking – Cyber Audits, Risk Assessments, New Automated Decisionmaking Technologies Rights, and More
The California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) on Thursday, July 24, 2025, approved a comprehensive set of new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations that the Agency has been developing for over four years. Before taking effect, the proposed regulations must still be approved by California’s Office of Administrative Law (OAL). It is possible some of these provisions may change with the OAL’s review, which must be completed within 30 business days after the Agency submits to the OAL its final rulemaking package. However, many expect that most of the proposed regulations will pass OAL review. If approved, several of the proposed regulations would be effective as of January 1, 2026. (more…)
Off to the Races: Comment Period for CPRA Proposed Regulations Begins
On Friday, July 8th, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPPA) began the formal rulemaking process to adopt proposed regulations to implement California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The initial written comment period will end on August 23, 2022 at 5:00 pm Pacific Time. To cap off the initial comment period, CalPPA will hold a public hearing on August 24th and 25th, during which the agency will accept oral comments and then close the first comment period.
The rulemaking process will take some time. Indeed, it is possible this initial rulemaking round will not be complete until after Thanksgiving. Revisions to the first draft are expected through likely multiple notice and comment rounds, in addition to deliberations by the CalPPA Board in noticed public meetings. Moreover, once the agency process is complete, the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) will review the proposed regulations to ensure they are consistent with the statute.
5 Global Data Protection Trends To Watch In 2022
*This article was first published by Law360 on January 3, 2022.
A recent discussion with Elizabeth Denham and Claudia Berg of the U.K. Information Commissioner’s Office provided ample food for thought on the direction in which data protection regulation both in the U.K. and internationally is headed, including key trends to watch for in data protection.
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All Buttoned Up: The California AG Proposes Additional CCPA Regulations
On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General (“AG”) proposed additional edits to the CCPA Regulations. These changes both build upon the updates that were proposed on October 12, 2020, and add some new content. All of the newly proposed changes relate to the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information.
