Which act gives consumers the right to know what personal information is being collected about them by businesses, and the right to request that their information be deleted?

• A. CAN-SPAM Act
• B. California Consumer Privacy Act
• C. COPPA
• D. FACTA

Answer: (B)

Data privacy rights give individuals the ability to see what information is collected about them and to control what happens to that data. The California Consumer Privacy Act specifically grants California residents the right to know what personal information is being collected, used, or shared about them, and to request the deletion of that information in many circumstances. This creates transparency about data practices and gives people a concrete way to remove data a business holds, subject to certain legal exceptions. The other acts address different issues: the CAN-SPAM Act governs commercial email and opt-out rules; COPPA focuses on protecting children’s online privacy and requires parental consent; FACTA deals with credit information and identity protection. Because of its explicit combination of data collection disclosure and deletion rights, the California Consumer Privacy Act is the best fit.