The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will give internet users the right to see what data big tech companies collect about them and with whom it is shared An illustration picture taken on March 22, 2018 in Paris shows a close-up of the Facebook logo in an eye.
Facebook on Thursday said it was ready for a data privacy law that will go into effect in its home state of California at the start of next year.
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) will give internet users the right to see what data big tech companies collect about them and with whom it is shared.
"In a few weeks, the CCPA will come into effect and extend new data privacy rights to Californians," the Silicon Valley-based online social network said in a post.
Whistleblowers and digital pioneers have long been sounding the alarm about abuses of privacy online.
US regulators last week concluded that British consultancy Cambridge Analytica – at the center of a massive scandal on hijacking of Facebook data – deceived users of the social network about how it collected and handled their personal information.
The Federal Trade Commission said the firm, which worked on Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, made "false and misleading" claims when it offered Facebook users a "personality quiz" – stating it would not download names or any personally identifiable information.
"While we think a strong federal privacy law is the best way to ensure consistent privacy rights for people throughout the United States, Facebook supported the passage of the CCPA in 2018," the social media giant said.
SOURCE: www.rappler.com
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