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Data Privacy,
Technology

Feb. 22, 2024

California Privacy Act still not being enforced seven years after enactment

Tardy issuance of privacy regulations lands watchdog agency in court.

Anita Taff-Rice

Founder
iCommLaw

Technology and telecommunications

1547 Palos Verdes Mall # 298
Walnut Creek , CA 94597-2228

Phone: (415) 699-7885

Email: anita@icommlaw.com

iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.

California Privacy Act still not being enforced seven years after enactment
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In 1972, California voters amended the California Constitution through an initiative measure to include the right of privacy as an inalienable right. Cal. Const., art. 1, § 1. Forty-six years later, in 2018, California voters pushed a ballot initiative measure to create a sweeping set of enforcement regulations for privacy rights. This March, enforcement finally begins.

The effort to enshrine privacy as an enforceable right in California ...

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