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title: "GDPR v. CCPA: Privacy Legislation Cousins"
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# GDPR v. CCPA: Privacy Legislation Cousins

Posted by [Stephan Grynwajc](https://62401.hs-sites.com/blog/author/stephan-grynwajc) on June 26, 2020 at 10:56 AM

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![CCPA and GDPR privacy legislation](https://62401.hs-sites.com/hs-fs/hubfs/CCPA-V-GDPR.png?width=300&name=CCPA-V-GDPR.png)New York-area member Stephan Grynwajc recently wrote [an article](https://www.legaledge.co.uk/2020/06/gdpr-v-ccpa-privacy-legislation-cousins/) comparing the key terms of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California's Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), which was featured on the blog of our UK partners, [Legal Edge](https://www.legaledge.co.uk/). 

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