California Rolls Out New Privacy Resource

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has released a new website with privacy resources for Californians. The website includes information for consumers about state and federal level privacy rights and information for businesses about how to comply with the privacy rules and regulations. It shares instructions for Californians to opt out of the sale or sharing of their personal information and how to submit a complaint to the CPPA if their privacy rights have been violated. 

The CPPA is currently accepting comments on its ongoing rulemaking focusing on CCPA Updates, Insurance, Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, and Automated Decisionmaking Technology Regulations. Comments are due on January 14, 2025. 

EPIC regularly files comments and advocates for stronger privacy and consumer protections before the CPPA. EPIC provided extensive input on CCPA regulations in November 2021, May 2022, August 2022, November 2022, March 2023, and August 2024, arguing for consumer-friendly interpretations of the CCPA to guard against exploitative commercial data practices. EPIC also published an analysis of the CPPA draft regulations involving risk assessments.