An apparent casualty of California's imposition of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)is a guide to streaming radio sites, at least according to a message on the now-shuttered site.
StreamingRadioGuide.com was not able to provide any info on a Georgia radio station whose license the FCC has just revoked over nonpayment of regulatory fees. That was because it has shut down, leaving the following message parked at the url:
Welcome to the former StreamingRadioGuide.com
I have decided to cease operations rather than face the potential legal threats from the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect at midnight on January 1st, 2020.
You can read about the law here
This web site had no advertising and no third party tracking for 14 years, with the expenses paid for by me. My web hosting service has incorporated compliance with CCPA and GDPR [Europe's General Data Protection Rules] into their terms of service, leaving few options. Google and Facebook have won, which is ironic since they are the real abusers of consumer privacy.
Thank you for allowing me to hand out free fish, but the era of an individual operating a free service has come and gone.
Fred Stiening
December 31, 2019
Radio World has called the site a rich resource that "comprehensively lists broadcast radio stations that stream on the internet."
The law went into effect Jan. 1. It established a consumer right of privacy based on disclosure and the right to opt out of data collection or third-party sharing, and to have their data deleted if they chose.
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Opponents of the California law, adopted to fill what the state saw as a void in online privacy protections, have warned that web site shutdowns could result.
