The Online Privacy Act of 2003 (Calif. AB 68) is a new law that is going into effect in the state of California on July 1, 2004. The law sets forth requirements for any online business collecting personally identifiable information from residents of California.

The following article from COMPUTERWORLD, and this one from About.com, briefly describe the law and some of its implications.

OnlineSecurity.com has created a guide to developing a AB 68 compliant privacy policy, which can be found here.

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