It's been a busy past year for those working in the data privacy industry. 2020 welcomed the implementation date (January 1, 2020) and enforcement date (July 1, 2020) of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Workforce issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic put pressure on data privacy professionals, as well. The rapid rollout of technology to enable remote work during the pandemic presented both security and privacy challenges, especially as it concerns the processing of employee health data and new remote employee monitoring. The ballot initiative, Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), was approved by California voters on November 3, 2020, which goes into force on January 1, 2023. Rounding out this busy year for data privacy professionals, in spring 2021, Virginia passed its Consumer Data Protection Act (CDPA), which also takes effect on January 1, 2023. Thus, adding a new acronym to the ever-expanding list of data privacy terminology.