While many people have spent the holidays celebrating, many CEOs and CTOs are anxiously counting down the days until California’s Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect.
The new data privacy standard officially begins on January 1, 2020, bringing privacy regulation to the U.S. in a big way, serving as both an addition to and a complement of Europe’s sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), enacted in 2018.
The law reflects shifting consumer and regulatory priorities surrounding data security and personal privacy in the digital age. Since compliance is top-of-mind for companies in California, the U.S., and around the world, here is a ten-point checklist concerning the critical elements of the latest data privacy standard.
