By Walt Hickey Fines For Exposing Data The California legislature has until today to pass a consumer privacy bill before a ticked off rich man with goals gets a more robust privacy protection bill on the ballot. Basically, Alastair MacTaggart spent $3 million to fund a campaign to get the California Consumer Privacy Act on the ballot this November. If the legislature passes a version of it before Thursday, he won't put it up for an expensive plebiscite. If they fail, it goes on the ballot and MacTaggart and consumer groups will enter into political combat with tech companies who don't want the law. The MacTaggart version would hit businesses with a
Numlock News: June 28, 2018
Numlock News: June 28, 2018
Numlock News: June 28, 2018
By Walt Hickey Fines For Exposing Data The California legislature has until today to pass a consumer privacy bill before a ticked off rich man with goals gets a more robust privacy protection bill on the ballot. Basically, Alastair MacTaggart spent $3 million to fund a campaign to get the California Consumer Privacy Act on the ballot this November. If the legislature passes a version of it before Thursday, he won't put it up for an expensive plebiscite. If they fail, it goes on the ballot and MacTaggart and consumer groups will enter into political combat with tech companies who don't want the law. The MacTaggart version would hit businesses with a