“We thank Senator Jackson for her commitment to data privacy and for introducing SB 561, a critical measure to strengthen and clarify the CCPA. We will continue to work together to protect all Californians and their constitutional right to privacy,” he added.
On the other hand, Jackson said, “Our constitutional right to privacy continues to face unprecedented assault. Our locations, relationships, and interests are being tracked, bought and sold by corporate interests for their own economic gain and in order to manipulate us.”
In addition, the state senator stressed, “With the passage of the California Consumer Privacy Act last year, California took an important first step in protecting our fundamental right to privacy. SB 561 will ensure that the most significant privacy protections in the nation are robustly enforced.”
The toughest privacy protection law in the U.S.
Former Governor Jerry Brown signed CCPA into law on June 28 last year. The law will become effective on January 1, 2020. It is toughest and most far-reaching privacy protection law in the country. It requires companies to:
- disclose the types of personal information it collects from consumers
- reveal the sources from which those information are collection
- disclose the purposes for collecting and selling the information
- reveal the categories of third parties with whom the information is shared
Additionally, the CCPA grants consumers the right to request a company to delete their personal information. Upon receipt of a verified request, the company must delete their information.
