We joined the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Democracy and Technology, and Public Knowledge in submitting reply comments to the Federal Communications Commission on a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Data Breach Reporting Requirements. Read More

From the expansion of certain protections to the use of automation technology in law enforcement, this legislative session once again saw a number of bills centered around data privacy.

Submitted alongside a coalition of other organizations to the California Privacy Protection Agency for the first regulatory drafting comment period, our comments are generally positive—supporting the agency's crafting of data minimization and dark patterns rules. Read More

We—with the support of a group of privacy and consumer advocacy organizations—submitted comments to the California Privacy Protection Agency addressing its proposed rulemaking under the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020. Read More

Last year the California legislature continued to grapple with issues that were exacerbated by the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. As they were in 2020—although not to the same extent—legislators were forced to pare back their bill packages again in 2021.

Today, we (with a group of privacy and consumer advocacy organizations) submitted letters to Governor Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Atkins, Attorney General Becerra and Assembly Speaker Rendon regarding appointments to the California Privacy Protection Agency’s inaugural governing board. Read More