California launched a free tool on January 1 that lets residents request the deletion of their personal data from over 500 registered data brokers
privacy.ca.gov/drop/ Shira Ovide / @shiraovide : Data brokers are the invisible engines of the data surveillance economy. It's hard to escape. Until. — California just opened a website to delete (...
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a bill requiring web browsers to add a mechanism that lets residents opt-out of allowing third parties to sell their data
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill which requires web browsers to make it easier for Californians to opt …
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs a law banning excessively loud ads on streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, a US first, modeled on a 2010 federal law
“We heard Californians loud and clear, and what's clear is that they don't want commercials at a volume any louder than the level …
Google tests removing links to CA news sites to measure the impact of the California Journalism Preservation Act and pauses investments in the CA news ecosystem
blocking traffic to California publishers in a “short-term test for a small number” of Californians … See also Mediagazer
California Governor Gavin Newsom signs into law the Delete Act, which requires data brokers to delete a state resident's personal info after a single request
Californians will be able to make a single request asking that data brokers delete their personal information, under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law on Tuesday.
California launches a digital vaccine verification system built using the open-source SMART Health Card Framework, with QR codes to show COVID-19 vaccine status
Vaccinated Californians now have a new way to show they are inoculated against the coronavirus without carrying around a flimsy paper card. Source: State of California and State of California .
Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
Kaveh Waddell / Consumer Reports : Tweets: @cradvocacy , @jbrowder1 , @pennywriter , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , and @stephtngu Tweets: @cradvocacy : CR's Digital Lab signed up 124 volunteers to see ...
Study finds that the CCPA needs stronger enforcement but “authorized agents” like DoNotPay can make it much easier for consumers to opt out of data collection
A CR study reveals progress, along with problems, when Calif. consumers use “authorized agents” to stop their data from being sold Tweets: @cradvocacy , @mxmahoney5 , @cradvocacy , @pennywriter , @jbr...
Underage teens share their experiences of using electric scooters and flouting both helmet and age regulations, which allow scooter use only from the age of 18
Will Kubzansky / The Verge : Tweets: @mdudas Tweets: Mike Dudas / @mdudas : This is is disgraceful and evidently a @BirdRide sponsored bill: “Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill into a law that states...
California lawmakers introduce privacy bill supported by group behind Consumer Privacy Act, which will withdraw ballot initiative if bill is passed next week
LAWMAKERS IN CALIFORNIA have introduced a sweeping privacy bill to the state legislature that would give Californians unprecedented control …