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Will consumer privacy initiatives slow the internet economy?

SACRAMENTO – As the legislative session ends, California political junkies will soon turn their attention to the slate of initiatives making their way to the November 2018 ballot. One of the more significant proposed statewide measures is the California Consumer

CalWatchdog Morning Read – July 21

CalWatchdog Staff July 21, 2016

FBI data collection program exposed FPPC would require suspected lobbyists to prove who pays them Brown backpedals on construction pay Democratic Lt. Gov. is having a blast at Republican convention The man behind Prop. 53 Good morning, so close to

CA cops fuel FBI iris data collection

James Poulos July 21, 2016

After years of operating under the radar, the cover has been pulled back on an FBI program, centered around Southern California, to amass iris scan information in a federal database. “To create that pool of scans, the FBI has

CA to roll out pay-per-mile pilot program for drivers

James Poulos March 16, 2016

As state drivers’ changing habits undermined roughly a hundred years of gasoline taxes, California officials debuted a controversial new pilot program designed to make up the difference. “The state of California is looking for 5,000 volunteers this summer for

Parental privacy panic pays off as judge changes mind

Chris Reed March 8, 2016

A lawsuit over how the disabled are treated in California schools triggered a parental panic attack after a federal judge ordered that a database with records on every public school student in the Golden State since 2008 be given to

Brown vetoes numerous curbs on drone use; approves one

James Poulos October 8, 2015

Despite shooting down a series of bills intended to restrict the private use of drones in public airspace, Gov. Jerry Brown signed a fourth bill that restricted the use of drones around and above private property. “The law expands the state’s definition of invasion of privacy

CA lawmakers square off against drones

James Poulos August 17, 2015

In an all-too-real conflict between man and machine, a string of high-profile clashes between drones and public servants has helped spur an effort to crack down on the airborne bots in California. But at the same time, civil libertarian concerns

CA renewable energy yield yo-yos, raises concern

Chris Reed July 6, 2015

Gov. Jerry Brown and big majorities in the California Legislature are all aboard with plans to have the state get 50 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory goes even further. As Vox

Sacramento eyes new Uber regulations

James Poulos May 1, 2015

As the world’s leading driver service faced continued litigation, California lawmakers set out to constrain Uber further. Whereas some previous regulatory efforts were interpreted as attacks on consumer choice, however, one bill now under consideration in Sacramento has promised to increase consumer privacy. Determining data control

Tech giants back privacy bill

James Poulos February 11, 2015

Bolstered by crucial support from industry leaders and Republicans across the aisle, Sacramento’s most prominent privacy-rights proponent took another stab at restricting the state’s access to personal information. State Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, repackaged some of his long-cherished plans for