How California’s Data Privacy Laws Could Change the Game for Tech Companies and Individuals
When California passed the nation’s first law giving consumers control over their personal data last year, legislators built in an unusual buffer: an extra year to change the law before it takes effect in 2020.
Lawmakers and lobbyists are now making use of the time, submitting at least 20 bills in recent weeks that would adjust, tweak—or perhaps ultimately gut—California’s unique privacy protections. Privacy advocates are fighting to make the law even broader, while businesses and tech companies want to see it narrowed.
Full article: How Possible Changes to California’s Data Privacy Laws Could Change the Game for Tech Companies and Individuals