[9] The intentions of the Act are to provide California residents with the right to: The CCPA applies to any business, including any for-profit entity that collects consumers' personal data, does business in California, and satisfies at least one of the following thresholds: Organizations are required to "implement and maintain reasonable security procedures and practices" in protecting consumer data.

In comparison to other privacy laws like the GDPR, the CCPA lacks clarity about its geographic range.

[14] The following sanctions and remedies can be imposed: The CCPA differs from the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act in that the former provides a private right of action, whereas the latter is enforced by the Attorney General's office.

[23] Key differences between CCPA and the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) include the scope and territorial reach of each, definitions related to protected information, levels of specificity, and an opt-out right for sales of personal information.

[28] The California DOJ approved the initiative's official language on December 18, 2017, allowing the group to begin collecting signatures.

[29] In June 2018, the proponents gathered enough signatures to qualify the CCPA initiative for the November 2018 election.

[30] In California, the state legislature cannot repeal or amend a ballot proposition once it is passed by voters.

[41] Rather than the data being treated with the CCPA guidelines in mind, it is expected for PHI to adhere to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, otherwise known as HIPAA.