Things that Business Owners should know about California Consumer Privacy Act
Beginning January 1, 2020, a new Consumer Privacy Act will be implemented in California. The California Privacy Act is a very comprehensive privacy protection measure similar to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) implemented in the European Union in May 2018. This is because consumers' rights on their personal information will be more protected, while businesses will be limited in using consumers' personal information to a certain degree. GDPR is a privacy protection law based on the principles of privacy by design and privacy by default. If a company sells a new product or service, it is required to consider the protection of personal information from the design stage and to collect and store only the personal information necessary to provide the service. The California Privacy Act is similar. They have the right to ask consumers to remove personal information or not to share information. By collecting personal information by default and opting out of the consume