Why is Sarah entitled to ask the social media platform to delete the personal information they have collected about her?

Sarah lives in San Francisco, California. Based on a dramatic increase in unsolicited commercial emails, Sarah believes that a major social media platform with over 50 million users has collected a lot of personal information about her. The company that runs the platform is based in New York and France.

Why is Sarah entitled to ask the social media platform to delete the personal information they have collected about her?
A . Any company with a presence in Europe must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation globally, including in response to data subject deletion requests.
B . Under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the Federal Trade Commission has held that refusing to delete an individual’s personal information upon request constitutes an unfair practice.
C . The California Consumer Privacy Act entitles Sarah to request deletion of her personal information.
D . The New York “Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security” (SHIELD) Act requires that businesses under New York’s jurisdiction must delete customers’ personal information upon request.

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Answer: C

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