Introducing the CCPA
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state statute that came into effect in May 2018 and is similar in many respects to the European Union's GDPR. In some cases, it resembles GDPR, but in some cases, it is poised to have further-reaching repercussions than GDPR and will mainly affect United States companies. The statute affects Californian residents and is a measure by the Californian legislature to protect its citizens against possible data breaches by companies that use their data. Unlike GDPR, the CCPA takes a wider view of what constitutes private data. With this broader view, this means that the companies face more difficulties in implementing the statute compared to GDPR.
What does the CCPA entail?
The CCPA is a law that provides Californian citizens with the right to request any corporation that has their private data to provide them with all the details of the private data they have on them, as well as a list of all third parties that...
