What is (and is not) personal information under the California Privacy Rights Act?

Golden Data Law
Nov 17, 2020 · 9 min read
Unidentified small girl leaping onto the beach, c. 1930s, by Sam Hood — State Library of New South Wales

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) defines personal information to mean “information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer or household.” (see Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.140 (v)).