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California Attorney Xavier Becerra unveiled highly-awaited regulations on October 10, 2019 to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act, a sweeping new privacy law set to take effect on January 1, 2020.

The text of the CCPA proposed regulation is available here. As a few highlights, the proposed regulation:

• Defines “categories of sources” and “categories of third parties” to include consumer data resellers, among other types of entities. This shows the Attorney General’s increased scrutiny on data brokers.
• Requires privacy notices to “[b]e accessible to consumers with disabilities” and “[a]t a minimum, provide information on how a consumer with a disability may access the notice in an alternative format.” This is consistent with recent trends towards ADA website compliance.
• Requires businesses to either (1) notify consumers of the sale of their data, if they collected the data from third party sources, or (2) confirm or receive signed attestations from the source describing how they provided a notice of collection.
• Requires greater offline rights to notice and opt-outs of sale, for businesses that substantially interact with consumers offline.
• Contemplates a button or logo opt-out in a modified version of the regulation.
• Recognizes the security risks of providing specific pieces of information in response to a request, with requirements around verification of identity and security of transmission.

Individuals and businesses interested in shaping the final CCPA regulations can attend public hearings or send comments by mail or email to the following:

• Email: PrivacyRegulations@doj.ca.gov
• Privacy Regulations Coordinator
  California Office of the Attorney General
  300 South Spring Street, First Floor
  Los Angeles, CA 90013

The public hearing dates and locations are as follows:

Public Hearing Dates	Locations
Sacramento December 2, 2019 10:00 a.m.	CalEPA Building Coastal Room, 2nd Floor 1001 I Street Sacramento, CA 95814
Los Angeles December 3, 2019 10:00 a.m.	Ronald Reagan Building Auditorium, 1st Floor 300 S. Spring Street Los Angeles, CA 90013
San Francisco December 4, 2019 10:00 a.m.	Milton Marks Conference Center Lower Level 455 Golden Gate Ave. San Francisco, CA 94102
Fresno December 5, 2019 10:00 a.m.	Fresno Hugh Burns Building Assembly Room #1036 2550 Mariposa Mall Fresno, CA 93721

More information about the public hearings and proposed CCPA regulation is available on the Attorney General’s CCPA website.