Lawyers offer advice on leveraging GDPR compliance for new California privacy law

Data privacy and security lawyers are advising clients to leverage investments made in compliance with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation to meet the new requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act, which went into effect at the beginning of last month.

“Many businesses are already leveraging these efforts and are applying GDPR compliance structures globally,” write lawyers at the firm White and Case in a “client alert” issued Friday. “Adopting a 'highest common denominator' approach generally helps...