California Continues To Expand Privacy Protections

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 (the "CCPA"), is regarded as one of the strongest and most comprehensive privacy laws in the United States and in recent days it has been expanded further! Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law Assembly Bills 947 and 1194 to expand protections for sensitive personal information about citizen or immigration status and reproductive health care services. The Governor also signed Senate Bill No. 362, called the Delete Act, granting California residents more control over their personal information collected by data brokers.

AB 947

Under the CCPA, information that is considered "sensitive personal information" receives enhanced protections, including restrictions on how, or whether, businesses may use such information. For example, businesses' use of sensitive personal information is limited to business purposes in connection with providing goods and services that