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California attorney general announces draft rules for state's privacy law

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra on Oct. 10 announced proposed regulations to guide the implementation of California's new privacy law set to go into effect Jan. 1, 2020.

The draft rules define how businesses, including technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Google LLC parent Alphabet Inc., would be expected to handle consumer information under new privacy requirements instituted by the California Consumer Privacy Act, or CCPA. The law requires companies to notify consumers as to why their data is being collected and which third-party companies have access to their data, among other provisions.

The state law's passage sparked debate about whether a federal privacy standard is needed to avoid the potential for a patchwork of state laws with potentially differing requirements. The Internet Association, which represents a number of major technology companies, is among those urging Congress to adopt federal privacy legislation. Comprehensive federal legislation has yet to gain momentum.

California's Becerra said the draft rules explain how businesses adopt new processes under the law, including notifying consumers of their rights at or before the point of data collection and handling consumer requests about their data or their children's data.

A public comment period for the proposed regulations will be open through Dec. 6.