Author
Lothar Determann
"California Privacy Law, Sixth Edition" provides answers to critical questions concerning every major U.S. federal and California state privacy law: Who and what data is protected? Who must comply? How to comply? What sanctions and remedies apply? The book includes practical guidance on how to design and maintain a privacy law compliance program, draft privacy policies and other documentation, and mitigate risks. It also includes overviews and updates on litigation and enforcement trends in California.
Topics covered
- New requirements on automated decision-making, risk assessments, cybersecurity audits, privacy notices, and consents in amended CCPA Regulations that the California Privacy Protection Agency finalized in September 2025
- New international data transfer restrictions under federal laws
- Compliance with the CCPA, CIPA, and CalOPPA concerning cookies, tracking, and other advertising technologies based on case law, CPPA guidance, and industry trends
- Requirements and risk mitigation relating to automation, data security, and compliance documentation based on case law, investigations, and industry trends
- Modified timing requirements for data security breach notifications
- Litigation, arbitration, and government enforcement trends
- Revised and newly added California statutes and regulations, including a new California law requiring artificial intelligence training data transparency, the Delete Act, expanded transparency obligations on data brokers, the Opt Me Out Act, the Digital Age Assurance Act, a new Civil Code title on "Social Media Platforms Endangering Californians," the new Social Media Warning Law, updates to the CCPA (including one adding "neural data" to the definition of "sensitive personal information" and one adjusting monetary amounts for inflation), extensive new CCPA Regulations, and a new California law restricting the collection of personal information from persons close to family planning centers
- Revised and newly added federal statutes, including the Take It Down Act, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (PAFACA), the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024 (PADFAA), and the Department of Justice Rule on Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons
Publish date: 2026
Format: Print
Printed page count: 800