By: Linda Goodman The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) recently published additional proposed regulations that include proposed revisions to existing California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) regulations. The Agency also released additional revisions to the proposed cybersecurity audit regulations that it […]
AGENCY STATEMENT: Enforcement Underway Despite Ruling
By: Linda L. Goodman The California Privacy Protection Agency has vowed to continue its enforcement work despite a court ruling last week that prohibits any official action on new rules until next March. The ruling by state Judge James P. […]
Has enforcement of CCPA been delayed for a year?
By: Linda L. Goodman You may have read headlines that claim enforcement of CCPA is delayed for a year – this is not completely accurate. In 2020, California voters approved the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (“CPRA”) which significantly […]
Does the California Privacy Protection Agency have to follow the law?
By: Linda L. Goodman The California Privacy Protection Agency’s (“Agency”) long-waited regulations to guide enforcement of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CPRA”) were approved by the California Office of Administrative Law on March 31, 2023. These regulations were mandated by […]
Class Action Settlement … for CCPA?
By: Linda L. Goodman The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) went into effect on January 1, 2020, with no private right of action – the only person who could bring suit was a government enforcement agency. In other words, the […]
Colorado Passes its Own Version of CCPA
By: Linda L. Goodman On June 9, 2021, Colorado passed the “Protect Personal Data Privacy” bill and sent the bill to the governor for signature. This makes Colorado the third state to pass legislation concerning additional protection of data relating […]
COVID Marketing Remains High Risk for ALL Products….
By: Linda L. Goodman On November 12th, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced it had sent letters warning 20 more marketers nationwide to stop making unsubstantiated claims that their products and therapies can prevent or treat COVID-19, the disease allegedly […]
FTC Approves Consent Order with Marketer of Product Claiming to Prevent or Treat COVID-19 – Notice Anything Missing????
By: Linda L. Goodman The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) approved a final administrative consent order settling charges that a California-based marketer of a supplement called Thrive, which the FTC claimed consists mainly of Vitamin C and herbal extracts, made baseless […]
You had One Shot and You are Done – FTC Enforcement of Prior Actions Against NutraClick
By: Linda L. Goodman In 2016, a nutraceutical company, NutraClick, ran a very successful campaign using “free” samples of supplements and beauty products. The only problem with this campaign is that NutraClick charged the consumers who took them up on […]
California has its own CFPB
By: Linda L. Goodman California Assembly Bill 1864 was passed by the legislature in August, creating a “Department of Financial Protection and Innovation” under the guise of increasing legal protections for consumers in the financial sector. However, the new Department […]