Article: California's New Online Privacy Protection Act Affects All Businesses Which Collect Personal Information from California Residents.

Do You Have Your Privacy Policy Ready?

California is, once again, proving itself a leader in the consumer privacy area with its enactment of a state law designed to protect Internet users' personal information. Because the new law applies to operators tha t collect personal information from California residents, regardless of where the operator is located, its reach is quite broad, extending beyond the state's borders. Most businesses that sell products or services online in the United States will therefore fall within its reach.

The California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (AB 68 - Business & Professions Code Section 22575 et seq.), the ...

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