The GPPR or the General Data Protection Regulation was introduced to reform data protection for its citizens across the European Union. It went into effect last year and has been making headlines ever since.
Following suit, the California Consumer Privacy Act or CCPA was quickly introduced and passed by the California state legislature and is slated to go into effect on January 1st, 2020.
While there is some overlap between the two laws, they do not share the same requirements.
So, how does the CCPA compare to the GDPR?
Let's start with a few similarities.
Both CCPA and GDPR compliances allow consumers to request a copy of the data that organizations might be storing.
Furthermore, every organization should include the ability to share what data they've collected and offer easy ways to delete them upon request. Failure to comply can result in heavy fines.
Another similarity between the two data compliance laws is the requirement to report a data breach to consumers, if and when it happens. The affected consumers will then have the right to take stringent action against companies if their data is exposed.
Moving on, the differences.
One of the biggest difference that sets GDPR apart from CCPA is the right to opt-in and opt-out of ...
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