Twitter makes global changes to comply with privacy laws

Twitter Inc is updating its global privacy policy to give users more information about what data advertisers might receive and is launching a site to provide clarity on its data protection efforts, the company said.
The changes, which will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020, will comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
The California law requires large businesses to give consumers more transparency and control over their personal information, such as allowing them to request that their data be deleted and to opt out of having their data sold to third parties.
Social media companies including Facebook Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google have come under scrutiny on data privacy issues, fuelled by Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal in which personal data were harvested from millions of users without their consent.