A Comparative Analysis Between GDPR and CCPA: How Regulatory Frameworks Address Privacy and Data Protection

dc.contributor.advisorTim, Stevens
dc.contributor.authorMashat, Fatmah
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-25T07:03:32Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstractThis study undertook a comparative qualitative analysis between the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the United States’ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), two pivotal legal frameworks shaping modern data protection and privacy standards. Despite their shared objective of enhancing data privacy, these frameworks face different regulatory challenges. Thus, this study sought to answer the research question: How do these regulatory frameworks address privacy and data protection? The study’s main argument was that while both frameworks aim to protect individual data, their legal approaches and cultural foundations differ. The GDPR offers a more comprehensive and stringent consent model compared to the CCPA, which is more flexible and consumer-centred. To explore this, the study delved into how each regulation addresses enforcement penalties, legal specificity, consent, transparency, accountability, and stakeholder participation. The findings highlight the strengths and weaknesses of each regulation and provide recommendations for stakeholders to improve data protection.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14154/74923
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherKing's college london
dc.subjectdata protection
dc.subjectPrivacy
dc.subjectGDPR
dc.subjectCCPA
dc.subjectpolicy
dc.subjectCybersecurity
dc.titleA Comparative Analysis Between GDPR and CCPA: How Regulatory Frameworks Address Privacy and Data Protection
dc.typeThesis
sdl.degree.departmentDepartment of War Studies
sdl.degree.disciplineCyber Policy
sdl.degree.grantorKing's college london
sdl.degree.nameCyber policy and strategy

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