CCPA
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is a state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California. It grants consumers rights to know what personal data is being collected, to opt out of the sale of their data, and to delete personal information held by businesses.
Key Provisions
- Right to Know
- Right to Delete
- Right to Opt-Out of Sale
- Non-Discrimination
Related Context & Applications
- gdpr (General Data Protection Regulation) serves as a primary comparative framework for CCPA.
- In the context of covid-19 digital contact tracing, privacy implications under CCPA have been analyzed alongside other frameworks like hipaa. See: Bradford - COVID-19 contact tracing apps
- Academic analysis by Aboy and Liddell (2020) highlights CCPA’s role in tracking app privacy and data protection standards.
- Relevant OECD privacy principles are often cited in conjunction with CCPA requirements in medical and life sciences research contexts.