Jason C. Gavejian, Joseph J. Lazzarotti, and Robert Yang of JacksonLewis write: On October 8, 2023, Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill (AB) 947. Effective January 1, 2024, the bill will revise the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) definition of “sensitive personal information” to include personal information that reveals a consumer’s citizenship or immigration status. Under the CCPA, consumers have…
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Google makes passkeys the default sign-in for personal accounts
Sergiu Gatlan reports: Google announced today that passkeys are now the default sign-in option across all personal Google Accounts across its services and platforms. After setting up a passkey linked to their device, users can sign into their Google accounts without entering a password or using 2-Step Verification (2SV) when logging in. […] To create…
Schools Are Normalizing Intrusive Surveillance
J.D. Tuccille writes: If war is the health of the state, as Randolph Bourne had it, then scaring the hell out of people is the health of the security state. Nothing scares people more than threats to wee ones, which is why “think of the children” is the go-to marketing hook for control-freak policies. And if children…
Voter List Access, Maine Privacy Law Clash at First Circuit
Allie Reed reports: Maine’s privacy law protecting voters’ personal information is in question after a panel of First Circuit judges suggested a conservative election law firm has standing to sue the secretary of state. The Public Interest Legal Foundation is suing Maine over its law preventing people who obtain personal information from its central voter registration system…