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Author(s) -
Matúš Mesarčík
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bratislava law review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2644-6359
pISSN - 2585-7088
DOI - 10.46282/blr.2020.4.2.171
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , legislation , general data protection regulation , data protection act 1998 , european union , ccpa , law and economics , business , information privacy , political science , law , internet privacy , risk analysis (engineering) , international trade , computer science , economics , adenosine receptor , biochemistry , chemistry , receptor , programming language , agonist
A new era of data protection laws arises after the adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union. One of the newly adopted regulations of processing of personal data is Californian Consumer Privacy Act commonly referred to as CCPA. The article aims to fill the gap considering a deep analysis of the territorial scope of both acts and practical consequences of the application. The article starts with a brief overview of privacy regulation in the EU and USA. Introduction to GDPR and CCPA follows focusing on the territorial scope of respective legislation. Three scenarios of applicability are derived in the following part including practical examples.