Right Column
About the California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection
The California Office of Information Security and Privacy Protection (OISPP) unites consumer privacy protection with the oversight of government’s responsible management of information. OISPP provides services to consumers, recommends practices to business, and provides policy direction, guidance and compliance monitoring to state government.
OISPP was established within the State and Consumer Services Agency by Chapter 183, of the Statutes of 2007 (Senate Bill 90), effective January 1, 2008. This legislation merged the Office of Privacy Protection, which opened in 2001 in the Department of Consumer Affairs with a mission of identifying consumer problems in the privacy area and encouraging the development of fair information practices, and the State Information Security Office, established within the Department of Finance with a mission of overseeing information security, risk management and operational recovery planning within state government. See Government Code sections 11549-11549.5.
