State vs. Feds on Data Privacy Protections

California’s Data Privacy Legislation, CCPA, and its amendments passed by voters in November 2020, federal legislation is thought to likely meet or exceed California data privacy standards.

What would be included in federal legislation that isn’t in California’s?

• individual privacy rights for data privacy
• whether private individuals may bring a cause of action for data privacy violations
• whether California’s small business exception will apply.
  • California defines a small business as less than $25 million annual revenue and earns less than half its revenue from selling data from fewer than 50,000 entities
• The impact and use of AI and algorithmic discrimination

Brookings Institute | By passing Proposition 24, California voters up the ante on federal privacy law