Andrew Yang has been named as chair of the advisory board for Californians for Consumer Privacy, the organization which created and championed the passage of the CCPA and is now advocating for the passage of Proposition 24, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which will make California’s data privacy rights laws the strongest in the United States and set a precedent for other states to follow. While CCPA was a landmark victory for privacy and data property rights, Proposition 24 will extend beyond the existing law and provide consumers the right to correct their data, restrict use of sensitive personal information, including race and sexual orientation, extend to consumers the right to prevent companies from storing their information longer than necessary, and more.

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