Question 16
Domain 2What is the main goal of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)?
Correct answer: B
Explanation
The CCPA’s purpose is to give California residents control over how businesses collect, use, and share their personal information. It grants rights such as access, deletion, and opting out of the sale of personal data, which matches the answer’s focus on more control over personal data.
Why each option is right or wrong
A. To regulate the processing of personal data of EU citizens.
B. To provide California residents with more control over their personal data.
California Civil Code § 1798.100(a) states that a consumer has the right to know what personal information is collected and to access it, and §§ 1798.105 and 1798.120 add deletion and opt-out rights. The statute’s structure is aimed at giving California residents enforceable control over the collection, use, disclosure, and sale of their personal information by covered businesses, which is why the answer matches the Act’s core objective.
C. To enforce security standards for payment card information
D. To ensure the confidentiality of healthcare data.