NetChoice urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to veto several bills as the tech trade group hopes it can convince state legislators to “relent in their seemingly inexhaustible desire to police speech and regulate sources of expression.”
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed frontier AI legislation by Sen. Scott Wiener (D), the governor’s office said Monday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed a bill aimed at protecting reproductive health privacy. Previously, the legislature passed AB-45 on Sept. 13. It takes effect Jan. 1.
The Colorado Department of Law expects to finalize Privacy Act amendments in the coming weeks, a spokesperson said Friday.
Ohio and Arizona age-verification laws will soon take effect, the Free Speech Coalition noted Wednesday.
California’s proposed “No Robo Bosses Act” will “end some of the harshest consequences of automated abuse at work,” the Electronic Frontier Foundation said Tuesday. EFF urged Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to sign SB-7, which covers employers’ use of automated decision systems (ADS).
An ad-tech association urged California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to veto a bill (AB-566) requiring that web browsers support universal opt-out preference signals (OOPS).
While Rhode Island’s comprehensive privacy law might not take effect for a few months, companies should remember that the state won’t give them a chance to cure violations before penalties apply, DarrowEverett privacy attorney Bria Dupuis warned in a blog post Wednesday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) should make it easier for California consumers to exercise their opt-out rights by signing AB-566, said Hayley Tsukayama, Electronic Frontier Foundation associate director of legislative activism, in a blog post Tuesday. But a privacy lawyer for businesses warned on the same day that the bill, if enacted, could lead to many more opt-out requests.
A New Jersey commission recommended that social media companies restrict access to users younger than 16, among other moves to address mental health issues associated with the platforms. Gov. Phil Murphy (D) on Monday announced the release of the report by the New Jersey Commission on the Effects of Social Media Usage.