CPRA – the California Privacy Rights Act – and the CCPA (California’s Consumer Privacy Act) are the Californian version of the GDPR. Both CCPA and CPRA are said to be elected by California’s voters in November 2020, and the laws are said to come in full effect come January 2023.
The CCPA is said to apply to all business entities doing business in California that collects, shares or sells the data of the people living in California. That’s not it, though: the law applies to businesses that either:
For those who are interested in learning about CCPA and CPRA on a deeper level, there’s a bit of information on the State of California’s Department of Justice – the information is available here. Here’s what everything means in simple terms:
Some people may have concerns whether CCPA applies to all citizens of the US, and the answer to the best of our knowledge is no. It is said that only California’s residents would have rights outlined by the new privacy act. While some residents of the US might not able to enjoy as much protection as citizens of EU countries do due to GDPR, in our opinion, the introduction of CPRA is certainly a step in the right direction. We hope that this blog post has shed some light on the upcoming act of CPRA (CCPA), make sure to learn more about it on official sources, make sure to scan yourself through a list of known data breaches to be on the safe side when on the web, and until next time!
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