Fresh Wave of California Privacy Rules Means Business Prep Now

California’s latest privacy law will require companies to establish data retention schedules, renegotiate agreements with third-party vendors, and create new procedures for managing sensitive personal information.

Though most of the California Privacy Rights Act’s provisions take effect Jan. 1, 2023, attorneys say companies that don’t gear up now to put them in place may find themselves scrambling at the eleventh hour to implement a slew of changes that require extensive collaboration between their business and legal departments.

Changes to be implemented with the passage of the CPRA are certain to cause a headache for businesses, many of whom have just ...