New California Privacy Law Enforcement Underway Despite Ruling

The California Privacy Protection Agency will continue its enforcement work despite a court ruling last week that prohibits any official action on new rules until next March.

The ruling by state Judge James P. Arguelles for the delay requested by the California Chamber of Commerce will give businesses more time to comply with new California Privacy Rights Act regulations, enforcement of which was scheduled to begin July 1, observers said.

Arguelles wrote that, to help with compliance, a one-year window needs to be in place between when regulations go into effect and when enforcement starts.

The act was a result ...