On June 28, 2018, California Governor Jerry Brown signed A.B. 375 into law, a robust bill that provides
substantially broader privacy rights to California consumers
regarding how certain businesses can collect, use, sell, and
disclose their personal information. The new law requires such
businesses to be more transparent in their data collection and
sharing practices.
Also known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the
Privacy Act, or the Act), A.B. 375 was passed unanimously by the
California Legislature, in part due to recent alleged instances of
consumer data misuse and unauthorized disclosures, and to give
Californians more control over their personal information. The
Legislature passed the Privacy Act with the understanding that an
even more stringent measure would be removed from ballots in the
November election. The proposed ballot measure would have granted
California consumers a broader private right of action and allowed
costlier penalties against
