2021 was another record setting year for the California Consumer
Privacy Act ("CCPA"). Read on for CPW's
highlights of the year's most significant events concerning
CCPA litigation, as well as our predictions for what 2022 may
bring.
2020 Recap: The CCPA Comes Into Effect
The CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020. It regulates
any "business" that "does business in
California," even those without a physical presence in the
state, and determines the means and purposes of the processing of
"personal information".
As a recap, what entities qualify as a "business"
subject to the CCPA? The statute defines a "business" as
a for-profit, private entity
that (1) collects "personal
information", (2) determines the
means of processing that personal
information, (3) does business in
California, and (4) meets one of the
following criteria:
