The Consumer Privacy Act applies to companies with gross revenues of $25 million or more and that receive, sell or share personal information about more than 50,000 Californians or that derive more than half their revenue from selling customer data. (Photo: Jason Doiy/ Recorder)
State lawmakers have sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom what will likely be the final amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act before the landmark data-privacy bill goes into effect on Jan. 1.
The proposed changes offer some clarification for businesses and employers, but they also renewed calls from the tech industry for the U.S. Congress to override the new state law that lets consumers know, and in some cases control, what information companies collect about them.
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Mike Scarcella
Mike Scarcella is a senior editor in Washington on ALM Media's regulatory desk. Contact him at [email protected]. On Twitter: @MikeScarcella. Mike works on a slate of newsletters: Supreme Court Brief | Higher Law | Compliance Hot Spots | Labor of Law.
