"If you're a Californian, there are a few new state laws that you should know will be going into effect in the new year. EFF has worked hard in Sacramento this session to advance bills that protect privacy, fight surveillance, and promote transparency. California's legislature runs in a two-year cycle, meaning that it's currently halftime for legislators. As we prepare for the next year of the California legislative session in January, it's a good time to showcase what's happened so far-and what's left to do."
"In a win for every Californian's privacy rights, we were happy to support A.B. 566 (Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal). This is a common-sense law that makes California's main consumer data privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act, more user-friendly. It requires that browsers support people's rights to send opt-out signals, such as the global opt-out in Privacy Badger, to businesses. Managing your privacy as an individual can be a hard job, and EFF wants stronger laws that make it easier for you to do so."
"We also supported two bills that will improve law enforcement accountability at a time when we desperately need it. S.B. 627 (Senator Scott Wiener) prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks to avoid accountability (The Trump administration has sued California over this law). We also supported S.B. 524 (Asm. Jesse Arreguín), which requires law enforcement to disclose when a police report was written using artificial intelligence."
Several new California state laws and legislative actions will take effect or advance in the coming year. EFF worked in Sacramento to promote bills protecting privacy, combating surveillance, and increasing transparency. A.B. 566 requires browser support for opt-out signals to enforce consumer privacy rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. A.B. 1524 permits public copying of court records with personal devices without fees. S.B. 627 bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks to evade accountability, prompting a federal lawsuit. S.B. 524 mandates disclosure when police reports are written using artificial intelligence. Some problematic bills, such as S.B. 690, were stopped.
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