Government
Jan. 8, 2020
AB 874, 1355: Narrowing the definition of ‘personal information’ under CCPA
On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, effective as of Jan. 1. Two of them, Assembly Bills 874 and 1355, taken together, were welcomed relief by businesses everywhere because they narrowed the definition of "personal information" and thus the reach of the CCPA.
Stephanie Sparks
Hoge FentonStephanie is the chair of Hoge Fenton's Privacy & Data Security practice group, now in its 12th year, advising companies operating globally on privacy laws and industry information security requirements.
On Oct. 11, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed five bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, effective as of Jan. 1. Two of them, Assembly Bills 874 and 1355, taken together, were welcomed relief by businesses everywhere because they narrowed the definition of "personal information" and thus the reach of the CCPA.
In defining "personal information," the CCPA always excluded "publicly available" information, i.e., information...
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