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Big California Privacy News: Legislative and Enforcement Updates

Data Matters

Privacy never sleeps in California. In recent days and as California’s legislative session comes to a close, there have been a number of significant legislative and regulatory developments in the state, each of which will likely (again) change the privacy landscape in California and, by extension, the rest of the country.

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California Assembly Proposes Data Privacy Law for Workers

Hunton Privacy

As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog : Assembly Bill 1651 , or the Workplace Technology Accountability Act, a new bill proposed by California Assembly Member Ash Kalra, would regulate employers and their vendors regarding the use of employee data.

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California Privacy Law Overhaul – Proposition 24 Passes

Data Matters

The results are in, and California voters have approved the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which was listed on the ballot as Proposition 24. Even so, with these and other new requirements, the CPRA does not go as far as some consumer privacy advocates had hoped it would.

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Flurry of activity in the Privacy Act review, including tougher penalties and new online privacy framework

Data Protection Report

After months of anticipation regarding the ongoing review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Federal Government has galvanized the Australian privacy landscape with two significant developments. Firstly, the Government has released a discussion paper about the reform of the Privacy Act. Online Privacy Bill.

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GUEST ESSAY: Addressing data leaks and other privacy, security exposures attendant to M&As

The Last Watchdog

They can be divided into two categories: Pre-Close Risks. The transition process needs to account for: •Data privacy, ownership, and governance. Lack of clear direction on data privacy and ownership can quickly snowball into a much larger compliance, customer retention, and incident handling issue. Post-Close Risks.

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Connecticut Strengthens Data Breach Notification Requirements and the Uniform Law Commission Approves and Recommends Comprehensive and Uniform State Privacy Legislation

Data Matters

In recent weeks, Connecticut passed An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches (“The Act”), and the Uniform Law Commission approved and recommended the Uniform Personal Data Protection Act (“UPDPA”). Connecticut: An Act Concerning Data Privacy Breaches.

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California Consumer Privacy Act: Disclosure requirements

Data Protection Report

This is the Data Protection Report’s fourth blog in a series of blogs that will break down the major elements of the CCPA which will culminate in a webinar on the CCPA in October. Stay tuned for additional blogs and information about our upcoming webinar on the CCPA. Privacy policy disclosures.

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