- Posts by Bret M. Buckler
AssociateBefore practicing law, Bret studied chemical and biological engineering at The University of Alabama. While at Alabama, Bret worked as a research assistant for a lab that focuses on bioprocessing expansion of cancer stem cells ...
By Bret Buckler and Todd Taylor
Recently the state of California passed a data privacy and security law called the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) (Assembly Bill 375, found here).
The law, which takes effect on January 1, 2020, is aimed at establishing a defined set of rights for consumers with regard to how their personal information is being collected and used. The political push for the law comes on the heels of a contentious few months where tech giants such as Facebook have admitted to potentially problematic data breaches and oversharing of personal information ...
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