Privacy6 min read
GDPR vs. CCPA: Two Models for Privacy
The EU and California took different paths to protect personal data, with different tradeoffs.
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This explainer is planned but not yet fully written. The summary below provides an overview; the full analysis with charts, stakeholder breakdowns, and citations is in progress.
GDPR requires opt-in consent for data collection; CCPA requires only opt-out rights. These different defaults create different incentives for platforms and different levels of practical protection for users.