By Daniel Rockey (November 30, 2018, 2:04 PM EST) -- In June 2018, the California Legislature enacted sweeping privacy legislation giving consumers significantly more control over the collection and sharing of their personal information and imposing on business more stringent disclosure and data deletion requirements. Known as the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, this legislation was hurriedly enacted as a compromise measure aimed at forestalling a November ballot initiative, and was promptly amended in an effort to further balance the interests of consumer advocates eager for a robust enforcement mechanism with the concerns of companies fearful of an unpredictable wave of litigation. The Legislature wisely postponed the effective date of the measure until Jan. 1, 2020, to give companies time to comply and to give the Legislature additional time to smooth out the rough edges....