[liberationtech] Trade groups ask California to delay privacy law because of coronavirus

[Yosem Companys]

In a letter to California Attorney General Xavier Becerra this week, groups
representing advertising, insurance and other industries cited pandemic-related
confusion such as office closures as the latest hurdles to meeting the state’s
July 1 target for enforcement.

Business leaders will be “forced to consider tradeoffs between decisions that
are best for their employees and the world-at-large and decisions that may help
the organizations they lead avoid costly and resource intensive enforcement
actions,” the letter said.
Cybersecurity experts have warned that criminals and nation-state actors could
take advantage of coronavirus as Americans move more of their personal and
professional lives online. For advocates, that’s all the more reason for
data-privacy laws.

ANA and Others Ask for CCPA Enforcement Extension | Regulatory Rumblings |
Blogs… ANA, along with more than 30 major California and national trade
associations, have called on the California Attorney General to provide a brief
delay in… ana.net  

Trade Groups Ask California to Delay Privacy Law Because of Coronavirus A
coalition of trade associations are asking California to put off enforcement of
its landmark privacy regulation in part because of the novel coronavirus. 
wsj.com
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