Helen Goff Foster

On September 13, the California legislature passed six bills that would amend the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Governor Gavin Newsom has one month to decide whether to sign them into law. ...more On September 10, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release announcing it sent letters to three companies that sell oils, tinctures, capsules, “gummies” and creams containing CBD, warning “it is illegal...more California enacted the nation’s most extensive consumer privacy law after only a week of legislative debate. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”) creates detailed notice, opt-out/opt-in, access, and erasure...more If the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) is seen as the first U.S. data privacy law to apply across industries and sectors, then the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1681a et seq., is its polar opposite:...more