Word of the Day: California Consumer Privacy Act

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Word of the Day Daily updates on the latest technology terms | November 14, 2019 California Consumer Privacy Act The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is legislation in the state of California that supports an individual's right to control their own personally identifiable information (PII). CCPA, also known as Assembly Bill No. 375 in the California State Legislature, was passed and signed into law by Jerry Brown, then the Governor of California, on June 28, 2018. The CCPA applies to an organization that does business in California, collects consumers' personal data and meets one of the following criteria: Has an annual gross revenue of $25 million or more. Earns 50% or more of its annual revenue from selling personal information. Handles the personal information of more than 50,000 individuals or households per year. A business violates the CCPA if it fails to address an alleged violation within 30 days of being notified. Any business that violates the CCPA may be liable for a penalty of not more than $2,500 per each unintentional violation and $7,500 per each intentional violation. Consumers whose data is subject to an unauthorized access and exfiltration, theft, or disclosure as a result of a business' violation of CCPA can recover damages of $100-$750 or the amount of actual damages -- whichever is greater. The CCPA takes effect on January 1, 2020. Quote of the Day "Currently, individuals who are not patients within healthcare organizations are not covered by HIPAA, from a personal data perspective - including doctors, nurses, and other employees. CCPA changes all of this in California. When it comes into force, all of the personal data of non-patients engaging with HIPAA-covered healthcare organizations will be covered by the regulation."  - Satyender Goel Related Terms personally identifiable information data exfiltration GDPR data protection impact assessment data governance Learning Center How the future of data privacy regulation is spurring change Some companies have taken steps to improve data governance in anticipation of data privacy rules. Experts discuss the challenges of compliance in a shifting regulatory landscape. Navigate PII data protection and GDPR to meet privacy mandates Know the commonalities surrounding personally identifiable information to better navigate and comply with the regulations and penalties IT managers must contend with today. Report shows CISOs, IT unprepared for privacy regulations Several data management principles are common across new and developing privacy regulations, but Internet Society reports that many U.S. organizations are falling behind. Is the new California privacy law a domestic GDPR? California lawmakers cobbled together the new California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 in a hurry, largely to avoid a stricter proposal set for statewide voting in November, but anyone hoping the California privacy law is a U.S. version of the EU's new data privacy bill will be disappointed. How will CCPA compliance affect your backup storage? The new California privacy act creates more rights for consumers and their data. As a result, organizations holding consumer data will need to modify their backup approach. Quiz Yourself Can you ace this quiz on cloud computing privacy issues? Consumers and enterprises are increasingly concerned about data privacy -- with good reason -- and cloud computing introduces a host of new challenges. How well do you know them? Stay in Touch For feedback about any of our definitions or to suggest a new definition, please contact us at: editor@whatIs.com FOLLOW US About This E-Newsletter The Word of the Day is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2019 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List