The new rights under the CCPA are inspired by those of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to some extent, so companies that have prepared to comply with data subject requests under that regime may be able to leverage their efforts when preparing to comply with the CCPA. (Photo: ALM Archives)
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a comprehensive new consumer protection law set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. In the wake of the CCPA's passage, approximately 15 other states introduced their own CCPA-like privacy legislation, and similar proposals are being considered at the federal level. However, so far, only Nevada has passed new consumer privacy laws, adding a do-not-sell right to its existing online privacy law, effective Oct. 1, 2019.
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