California Consumer Privacy Act
A state statute intended to enhance privacy rights and consumer protection for residents of California, United States. It provides Californian consumers with the right to know, delete, and opt-out of the sale of their personal information.
Global Scope & Applicability
For-profit businesses that do business in California and meet certain revenue or data processing thresholds.
Core Principles & Obligations
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Right to Know
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Right to Delete
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Right to Opt-Out of Sale
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Right to Non-Discrimination
Technical Implementation Examples
Automated detection of unencrypted AWS S3 buckets violating California Consumer Privacy Act policies.
Real-time interception of unauthorized IAM role escalation attempts.
Continuous audit logging and Zero-Knowledge Proof attestation of compliant clusters.
Non-Compliance Penalties
Financial Fines
$2,500 per unintentional violation, and $7,500 per intentional violation.
Legal Liability
Private right of action for data breaches, allowing statutory damages of $100 to $750 per consumer per incident.
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