[Ccpa] NBC: California is bringing law and order to big data. It could change the internet in the U.S.

[Laila Abdelaziz]

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/california-bringing-law-order-big-data-it-could-change-internet-n1005061

"Becerra, whose office will be responsible for enforcing the law when it
goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020, said he might not have enough staff to carry
out the job, and that as a result the law could collapse under its own
weight."
...

"Federal legislation that might override California’s law has so far failed
to materialize. Some Democrats in Congress say they’ll oppose any federal
bill that stops short of the protections in California’s law."
...

“The bill looks like philosophy, and when a company implements, it doesn’t
make any sense,” said Stu Ingis, a lawyer working with Privacy for America,
a coalition of advertising industry trade groups. Ingis called the law
“sloppy” and “not well-drafted.”
...

"Becerra and a group of privacy advocates want to add a provision granting
consumers the right to sue if, for example, a company ignores a person’s
demand to opt out of data sales. The idea is to complement the state’s own
enforcement efforts, with civil litigation serving to deter violations of
the law.

The California Chamber of Commerce, a business lobby group, has said it
thinks giving consumers the right to sue would primarily benefit trial
lawyers. It “will not only hurt and possibly bankrupt small businesses in
the state, it will kill jobs and innovation,” the Chamber said in a
statement."

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-Laila at FFTF
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