The California Consumer Privacy Act: Getting A Head Start On Compliance

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a new law that California Governor Jerry Brown signed on June 28, 2018, and will become effective on January 1, 2020. Amendments to the law are still being proposed, and the law will likely be amended and clarified. Here is what we know today.

The law was written to ensure the following rights:

• "The right of Californians to know what personal information is being collected about them."
• "The right of Californians to know whether their personal information is sold or disclosed and to whom."
• "The right of Californians to say no to the sale of personal information."
• "The right of Californians to access their personal information."