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Government

Sep. 24, 2013

Privacy law will confuse consumers, businesses

Assembly Bill 370 would do little more than to bewilder companies and consumers. By Alan L. Friel


By Alan L. Friel


The state Legislature has sent to Gov. Jerry Brown an amendment (Assembly Bill 370) to the California Online Privacy Protection Act with respect to which the California attorney general has been active in threatening and bringing enforcement actions against websites and mobile apps collecting information from California residents (regardless of whether the operator is in California). If signed into law, the amendment would require new disclosures...

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