Law Overviews
Privacy laws shape how your information can be collected, used, and shared—but understanding your rights under these laws can be challenging. We break down complex privacy laws into clear overviews that are centered on your rights.
Understand Your Privacy Rights Under the Law
Our Law Overviews break down key federal and state privacy laws. Each overview is crafted to help you quickly grasp essential details, including your rights, who must comply, and steps you can take if your rights are violated. Explore the overviews below to better understand how they impact your personal privacy and what protections are available to you.
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California Highlights
The California Consumer Privacy Act
The first comprehensive consumer privacy law to pass and in some ways still the strongest in the nation, understand everything you need to know about the CCPA
The California Delete Act
Worried about Data Brokers? Learn more about how the California Delete Act protects you!
The Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Building on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, understand how California offers heightened protections for financial privacy with the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
The Genetic Information Privacy Act
The California Consumer Privacy Act provides protections for sensitive personal information including genetic and other kinds of biometric data, but the Genetic Information Privacy Act goes even further, and places data collection, use, security and disclosure requirements on direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies.
