One-Pager: Comparison Between California Laws & Proposed Federal Privacy Bill

The American Data Privacy and Protection Act of 2022 (ADPPA), a bipartisan, bicameral comprehensive federal privacy bill, will provide users across the US with strong privacy rights, including a private right of action against companies, a universal opt-out of use or sale of data by data brokers, and civil rights protections. However, it would preempt any comprehensive state privacy law, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

The following is a comparison of the protections provided by each. ADPPA is superior to CCPA/CPRA both in substance (more, better protections) and in scope (it covers the entire United States).