Governor Newsom signs SB 361, AB 566, AB 656, and SB 446, advancing browser controls, data broker transparency, social media account deletion, and breach notification
We are joining 40+ consumer, civil rights, housing, and privacy organizations in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to maintain and continue its Consumer Complaint Intake System in the face of pressures to eliminate this vital consumer protection tool.
We're proud to stand with Consumer Reports in supporting Senator Becker's SB 361 to improve the registration and transparency requirements of the California Delete Act.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alongside civil rights, consumer advocates, and privacy organizations, urges support for California Assembly Bill 446 (AB 446), legislation designed to ban the unfair practice of "surveillance pricing." Surveillance pricing occurs when businesses use personal consumer data, such as browsing history, location, or past purchases, to set individualized prices, resulting in unfair price discrimination.
This critical legislation strengthens privacy protections by prohibiting the sale of electronic health data, requiring affirmative consent for data processing, and ensuring that health data remains protected.
Exercising your privacy rights can unfortunately be an unnecessarily arduous task. That's why we're proud to stand with a coalition of civil society, consumer protection and privacy advocates supporting Assembly Bill 566, a bill that would require browsers and mobile operating systems to include a setting that enables a consumer to send an opt-out preference signal.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alongside a coalition of civil rights, consumer, and privacy organizations, strongly opposes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution S.J. Res 28, which would roll back vital consumer protections for digital payment apps. This resolution threatens to remove essential oversight that helps ensure the safety and security of millions of users who rely on these apps daily. We urge Senators to reject this resolution and protect consumers from increased vulnerability to fraud, misuse of sensitive personal data, and unjust account freezes or deactivations.
Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and a coalition of consumer and privacy groups including Consumer reports support Nebraska L.B. 602, the Nebraska Delete Act.