California AG Issues Revisions To State Data Privacy Regulations

The California Attorney General ("AG") issued modified regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). The CCPA went into effect on January 1, 2020. The modified regulations revise initial regulations first proposed in late 2019. As previously covered, the AG released the "Initial Statement of Reasons" and proposed regulations to provide clarity on several provisions of the CCPA dealing with the collection and use of personal data by businesses and organizations.

A partial list of the now-modified regulations implementing the CCPA:

• establishes additional requirements as to information collected concerning minors;
• provides guidance on the definition of the term "personal information";