When we are dealing with a chatbox, it is hard to know if there is a human behind the chatbox or if we are dealing with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system. Or if we are watching a video, is it a deepfake or an authentic video? It got me thinking…

Even with the silent killing of SB 1059 — the proposed bill to strengthen California’s Data Broker Registry law by requiring more accountability and transparency from data brokers — there is a little bit of good news in terms of regulating data brokers in Californians. The California Privacy Protection Agency…

On May 19th, the State Senate Appropriations Committee did not mention SB 1059 — the proposed bill to strengthen California’s Data Broker Registry law by requiring more accountability and transparency from data brokers — in its “suspense file” hearing. In doing such they “silently euthanized” this and other bills that…

The California Privacy Protection Agency (PPA) hosted a “Pre-Rulemaking Stakeholder Session” from May 4–6th. The stakeholder session provided an opportunity for stakeholders to speak on topics relevant to the upcoming rulemaking. …

California Senate Bill 1059 (aka SB 1059) is a proposed California law that enhances California’s existing data broker registry law by improving visibility and transparency and transfers most of the relevant duties from the California Attorney General (AG) to the California Privacy Protection Agency (PPA). The bill saw its first…

As my readers know, I have been writing on privacy for a while and even proposed what is now California Senate Bill 1059 (aka SB 1059) that is focused on improving visibility and transparency with respect to data brokers. …

In my last blog post I drilled down on Assembly Bill 2273 (AB 2273) that is Assemblymembers Buffy Wicks’ and Jordan Cunningham’s proposed California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (ADCA). As a reminder, if the ADCA were to pass into law, it would require businesses to “consider the privacy and protection…

In California we are in the first legislative session since the passage of Proposition 24 (the California Privacy Rights Act or CPRA) and not surprisingly there are a number of proposed privacy bills to enhance and/or build upon the CPRA. [IAPP does a masterful job in tracking the proposed bills…

As I wrote in a prior blog post, a bill that I proposed back in December 2020 to strengthen the California Data Broker law has been adopted by State Senator Josh Becker and introduced as California Senate Bill 1059 (aka SB 1059) on March 9, 2022. Here’s the press release…