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A Comparative Study between the EU-GDPR and the US-CCPA

Djerf, Angela LU (2023) HARN63 20231
Department of Business Law
Abstract
The development of the Internet is the most significant reason as to why Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation / EU GDPR) with its improvements, applicable since 25th May 2018, is replacing the Directive (Dir.) 95/46/EC. Outside the EU, American California Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was adopted. The choice of the topic was influenced, inter alia, by the fact that the United States (U.S.) is an important economic and trading partner to the EU.

The purpose was to compare the two legislations with assistance from the comparative legal method and the research question ”What are the principal similarities and/or differences between the GDPR and the CCPA?”

The main similarity between the two frameworks is the purpose... (More)
The development of the Internet is the most significant reason as to why Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation / EU GDPR) with its improvements, applicable since 25th May 2018, is replacing the Directive (Dir.) 95/46/EC. Outside the EU, American California Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was adopted. The choice of the topic was influenced, inter alia, by the fact that the United States (U.S.) is an important economic and trading partner to the EU.

The purpose was to compare the two legislations with assistance from the comparative legal method and the research question ”What are the principal similarities and/or differences between the GDPR and the CCPA?”

The main similarity between the two frameworks is the purpose and the content aiming at the data protection of a data subject (GDPR) and a consumer (CCPA). The main difference is the choice of the term - ”data subject” is broader comparing to ”consumer”. The GDPR contains a slightly better structure with its eleven chapters organised by themes, while the CCPA is lacking this feature. Overall, both frameworks are quite ”strong” due to the usage of the word ”shall” in the provisions. (Less)
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author
Djerf, Angela LU
supervisor
organization
course
HARN63 20231
year
type
H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
subject
keywords
CCPA, GDPR, personal data, data subject, consumer
language
English
id
9123076
date added to LUP
2023-06-19 15:08:26
date last changed
2023-06-19 15:08:26
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  abstract     = {{The development of the Internet is the most significant reason as to why Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation / EU GDPR) with its improvements, applicable since 25th May 2018, is replacing the Directive (Dir.) 95/46/EC. Outside the EU, American California Privacy Act (CCPA) of 2018 was adopted. The choice of the topic was influenced, inter alia, by the fact that the United States (U.S.) is an important economic and trading partner to the EU.

The purpose was to compare the two legislations with assistance from the comparative legal method and the research question ”What are the principal similarities and/or differences between the GDPR and the CCPA?”

The main similarity between the two frameworks is the purpose and the content aiming at the data protection of a data subject (GDPR) and a consumer (CCPA). The main difference is the choice of the term - ”data subject” is broader comparing to ”consumer”. The GDPR contains a slightly better structure with its eleven chapters organised by themes, while the CCPA is lacking this feature. Overall, both frameworks are quite ”strong” due to the usage of the word ”shall” in the provisions.}},
  author       = {{Djerf, Angela}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{A Comparative Study between the EU-GDPR and the US-CCPA}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}