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Government

Jun. 3, 2020

Attorneys still concerned about ambiguities in privacy act regulations, attorney general has finalized

On the one hand, anyone who took steps to comply with the March version of the rules won't have to throw out that work. On the other, many attorneys and some in the technology industry say the rules lack sufficient guidance.

Attorney General Xavier Becerra submitted final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act on Tuesday, less than a month before he is expected to begin enforcing them. The rules appear to be basically the same as a version circulated in March, but attorneys said they remained concerned about ambiguities.

The lack of significant changes could turn out to be a mixed blessing for companies rushing to comply. On the one hand,...

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