The California State Legislature gave its final approval to a new round of amendments for the California Consumer Privacy Act. Those amendments now make their way to the desk of Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., for his signature. The substantive and technical amendments passed this year answer some of the questions that have been pending since the last round of amendments at the conclusion of the 2018 legislative session. In a piece for Privacy Tracker, Maynard, Cooper & Gale Shareholder Starr Drum, CIPP/E, CIPM, FIP, answers some frequently asked questions around the amendments, including whether businesses must worry about their employees and contracts for CCPA compliance and whether there are any new clarifications or exemptions to the definition of “personal information.”
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