Starting in 2020:
Consumers can demand businesses delete personal info & prevent the sale of it.
Companies must also disclose the categories of information they collect, as well as the kinds of third parties that buy it.
For children under 16, companies need to have their consent before their data can be sold.
If there is an unauthorized breach of non-encrypted personal info, consumers can sue companies for up to $750.
The state’s next attorney general will have the authority to levy additional fines against those companies.
On the surface, it forces tech leaders like Facebook and Google to be more transparent. But despite the hype, many questions remain as to whether it will actually protect consumer privacy.
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