The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is fast approaching. With an effective date of January 1, 2020 and a 12-month look-back requirement, organizations falling under the CCPA definition of businesses are struggling to understand and implement its new requirements, including the right California residents now have to ask for the deletion of their personal information and to stop a business from selling their personal information.
During the lead up to 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) still needs to issue some rules on several CCPA topics. To prepare, the California AG’s Office, in partnership with the Department of Justice, scheduled several public forums to get feedback and opinions on the law.
The AG’s office scheduled seven forums to be held in cities across California, which have been underway since January 8, 2019. The office is mainly seeking public comment and suggestions on the following questions:
Consumer advocates, members of the public, attorneys, data security professionals, as well as business and trade association representatives have attended the forums. With five of the seven forums in the books, here are the areas within the regulation that have garnered the most reaction:
The remaining public forums will be held on February 13 in Fresno and March 8 in Stanford. The California AG’s office encourages members of the public to participate in these forums either by attending in person or submitting their comments and questions via email or mail by the March 8, 2019 deadline. The AG’s Office plans to start the formal review process in the fall of 2019. This website is also available for more information.
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