Compliance Stuff

Businesses that track the geolocation of individuals—whether for fleet management, sales and promotion, logistics, risk mitigation, or other reasons—should closely monitor the progress of  California Assembly Bill 1355  (AB 1355), also known as the  California Location Privacy Act . If passed, this bill would impose significant restrictions on the collection and use of geolocation data, requiring many businesses to overhaul their location tracking policies and procedures. California has long been at the forefront of data privacy regulation, particularly in the area of location tracking.  Section 637.7  of the California Penal Code, for example, provides that no person or entity in California may use an electronic tracking device to determine the location or movement of a person. Notably the law does not apply when the registered owner, lessor, or lessee of a vehicle has consented to the use such a device with respect to that vehicle . More recently, the  Ca...

  After 4 years since it's enaction (2020), the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), the Third District Court restored the California Privacy Rights Protection Agency's("Agency") ability to enforce the new regulations to the CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act).   The CPRA is a consumer privacy law that protects data privacy rights.  It builds on the previous legislation (CCPA) passed in 2018 and expands employer's obligations when it comes to collecting, storing, using and sharing personal data belonging to their employees. The law should be referred to as “CCPA, as amended”.   The CPRA applies to employers with at least 1 employee in California and if the company made over $25mil in the previous calendar year.  If the employer is not in California, but you have one or more employees working remotely in California, the law would only apply to  those  employees.   The CPRA requires employers to inform individuals who reside in California about ...