Words matter. Nowhere is this truer than in legislation, where word choices—often the product of long debate and imperfect compromise—determine the scope and impact of a law. Legislative history can speak volumes about those word choices, and the unique legislative history of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) only highlights the importance of understanding the terms used in the act. We thus focus here on discussing some of the CCPA’s key definitional terms.
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China’s Regulation on Personal Data Use by Commercial Websites Takes Effect Sept. 1
On September 1, China’s Provisions on the Protection of the Personal Information of Telecommunications and Internet Users will come into force, affecting a wide range of consumer-facing websites, including corporate sites, product information sites, and social media pages. This post examines some of the requirements of the Provisions, and provides a link to a comprehensive Hogan Lovells Corporate Alert describing recent privacy-related legislative developments in China.