California Adopted a GDPR-like Privacy Law: What Does It Mean for You?

Because of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that went into effect in the European Union May 25, 2018 and other recent privacy related-events, data privacy and security issues remain top-of-mind concerns for businesses and consumers. Now, California has passed its own legislation: the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA), a groundbreaking privacy law that will take effect January 1, 2020.

This article explains what challenges, opportunities and to-dos organizations face before and after the law is in place.