California Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003

Citation: Online Privacy Protection Act.

In 2003, California enacted the Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires website owners to conspicuously post a statement of their policies regarding the collection and sharing of personal information. The goal of this legislation was to create some transparency in data collection practices and to help users make informed decisions. However, the legislation does not regulate the substance of websites‘ practices; they only need to disclose those practices.