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What is California Consumer Privacy Act?

In short

The California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act, gives California residents rights over personal information that businesses meeting certain size or data thresholds collect about them.

Key takeaways

  • Rights include knowing what is collected, deleting and correcting it, and opting out of its sale or sharing.
  • Consumers can limit the use of sensitive personal information.
  • It is enforced by a state privacy agency and the attorney general.

Where it's tested

ISC: Privacy & Regulatory Frameworks — study notes, a five-minute revision sheet and practice questions.

Practise: 3 questions

Question 1 of 3 · 0 answered

Which framework is specifically designed for the governance and management of enterprise IT?

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