Privacy & Information Security Law Blog: Draft CCPA Regulations Expected Fall 2019

As we previously reported, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA") delays the California Attorney General's enforcement of the CCPA until six months after publication of the Attorney General's implementing regulations, or July 1, 2020, whichever comes first. The California Department of Justice anticipates publishing a Notice of Proposed Regulatory Action concerning the CCPA in Fall 2019.

The regulations aim to (1) establish procedures to facilitate consumers' rights under the CCPA and (2) provide guidance to businesses regarding how to comply. As required under the CCPA, the regulations will address:

• the categories of personal information;
• the definition of unique identifiers;