California Consumer Privacy Act: Will it prompt federal data privacy & protection laws in the U.S.? 

Passed unanimously, and introduced on 1 January this year, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is the first comprehensive legislation that focuses on consumer data and privacy in the US. Similar to the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the CCPA has forced most businesses operating in the state to make structural changes to their privacy programs.

The CCPA has already triggered a number of other data security and privacy regulations at state level, but how long will it take before we see federal data privacy and protection laws implemented in the US?

Full article: California Consumer Privacy Act: Will it prompt federal data privacy & protection laws in the U.S.? – PrivSec Report