The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect Jan. 1. The law gives California residents the right to know, access and delete their personal data that is stored online, as well as the right to opt out of its sale. But it
also allows them to file lawsuits against companies for data breaches of personal information resulting from a failure to implement "reasonable security.""With the CCPA, companies now face potentially staggering damages in relation to a breach,"