We now have new regulations concerning how we use info on the internet, called the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These regulations came into effect to govern companies when it came to their data management practices, expand their individual rights processes, and update their privacy policies. There is a deadline of January 1st, 2020 placed on this process. It has also an effect on your GDPR compliance requirements. There is a need for you to make sure you begin as soon as possible. There is a lot to do to make sure your organization meets and upholds the new privacy standards. You do not want to be caught unprepared when the deadlines reach.
When you start early, you shall enjoy certain benefits. This is how you will manage to get the necessary funding for the project in time. With the budget in place, implementing it shall not be hard to do. An early start is tour ticket to getting the funding you needed. You shall also manage to collect all the needed skilled personnel to handle those changes. There is a need to get a competent team working on the privacy issues of the company, and having you on the right path from that moment on. You will have so much to do when it comes to the selection process.
You can also take the time with the GDPR compliance work to also focus on the CCPA compliance needs. There are a lot of parallels and interchanging parts when it comes to the resources you can allocate to either. There are certain organizations that do not need the GDPR compliance, which means they have more to do in the CCPA compliance sections. You need to take time to focus on those, so as not to miss the deadline.
Therefore, by starting as soon as possible, you let your privacy teams come up with a program and controls that shall give you consistency with the present and future privacy needs your company has. A smart move would be to let professional services look into this for you. You may find that coming up with the right team can be more of a challenge, one that you are not skilled to navigate.
There are some approaches in place that can take away the stress of trying to get to the bottom of this challenge. If you can get the help of an automated subject access request compliance management program, for example, this shall be so much easier to do. You need to look for a company that promises you a well put together SAR, consent, and other data privacy rights processing capabilities. They should focus on what you need, and ensure that future needs are also easier to meet.