The California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") has been
lauded as a "huge step forward" that could set a standard for other states and the
federal government that enact increasingly robust data privacy
legislation. Indeed, some federal lawmakers view the law so
favorably that they do not want future federal legislation to
replace it. In the words of Rep. Jackie Speier (D-Calif.) to Politico: "California's bill is
the best. Why would we want to preempt it?"
However, as Congress continues to consider what a federal data
privacy law might look like, data privacy advocates are warning
that the CCPA presents a less than ideal model. As the Privacy
& Data Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology,
Michelle Richardson, explained in her testimony before the Senate
Judiciary Committee, the CCPA is too burdensome: Not for
businesses, but for consumers.
