From CNET: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social media companies collect a trove of data about their users. That's no surprise. We provide our birthdays, phone numbers and email addresses along with where we work and went to school. These tech giants know way more about you than you might realize, including your location, the device you use and some of your biometric characteristics.
The California Consumer Privacy Act, also known as CCPA, is designed to curb what companies can do with all that information. The law, which goes into effect on Jan. 1, comes as concerns about privacy grow after a steady stream of scandals, like Facebook's Cambridge Analytica data debacle. A strict European law, called the General Data Protection Regulation, took effect last year.
Social media companies are still interpreting California's legislation, but they say Europe's law has already forced them to put in place many privacy guardrails, including the right to access and delete personal data. Facebook expanded tools so users could access, download or delete their information. Still, CCPA could impact the amount of data Facebook, Twitter and other social media companies can collect about you, particularly from third parties like websites or apps. The companies will also likely make it clearer to users how their data is being shared and used.
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