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Will CCPA Regulation Change Again?: Comment Deadline Looming

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The California Attorney General recently released a third set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. As we previously covered, the CCPA ...

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The California Attorney General recently released a third set of proposed modifications to the CCPA regulations. As we previously covered, the CCPA regulations were approved and went into effect on August 14, 2020. Many companies will likely be frustrated by the fact that new changes have been proposed again, just two months after the final version was approved. Companies have until October 28, 2020 to submit comments to the AG on the modifications.

Generally, the proposed modifications provide additional detail to the requirements for those companies selling information. They also address requirements related to the use of authorized agents for identity verification. The proposed modifications are summarized here, and seem to center on areas of confusion for many companies:

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