An Overview of California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA)

On 15 February 2023, Dhruv Pandya gave a talk to the IEEE Buenaventura Section – Computer Society Chapter. (Video)

With the beginning of the year 2023, the California Privacy Rights Act went into effect. This is a significant landmark of any privacy law in the US setting the bar high in the privacy regulations for all the other states to follow. We will review what the new act entails and how is it different from its predecessor California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We will also briefly review some other regulations for Security and Privacy in the US and around the globe.

About the Speaker
Dhruv Pandya is an Information Security Professional with an expertise in Information Security Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, Incident Management and Identity and Access Management. He currently serves as the Director of Information Security at Wistia. Wistia is a complete video marketing platform that helps teams create, host, and measure the impact of their videos — all in one place. Prior to Wistia, Dhruv was a Senior Manager of Information Security at J.D. Power. He holds a master’s degree in computer science and a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Engineering.