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Government

Feb. 26, 2019

Bill would make it easier for consumers to sue if data mishandled

Calling a consumer privacy law passed last year “just the beginning,” Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, introduced a new bill on Monday to give the rules more teeth.

SACRAMENTO — Calling a consumer privacy law passed last year “just the beginning,” Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson, D-Santa Barbara, introduced a new bill on Monday to give the rules more teeth.

SB 561 would make it easier for consumers to sue companies when their data is mishandled and remove a 30-day right to remedy contained within the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

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