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Californians don't need to be persuaded that they should be able to ask a business what it knows about them ... But in the Legislature, it has become clear that we still have our work cut out for us.
Ten years ago, there weren't the kinds of apps that mark your location, track your spending habits ... They go far beyond what the original privacy laws covered.More quotes »
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Electing women mayors matters: Hans Johnson and Bonnie Lowenthal
have elected a female mayor, except Los Angeles. Here are those cities, by rank, with the name and date of the breakthrough. Bonnie Lowenthal is Assemblymember from California's 70th District, representing Long Beach and San Pedro. Hans Johnson is president from L.A. Daily News Read more »
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California's Right to Know Act stalls after opposition from tech lobby
information from the companies that track them online has been put on hold for the rest of the year. Assemblymember Bonnie Lowenthal recently announced her decision to stall her Right to Know Act of 2013, delaying action until sometime next year. In a press from The Verge Read more »
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Silicon Valley tech firms win privacy bill battle
pulled a bill that would have required companies to provide consumers with data they're collecting on them. But Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, insisted that her bill, AB1291, is not yet dead and vowed to bring it back next year. The legislation from SiliconValley.com Read more »
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Silicon Valley uses growing clout to kill a digital privacy bill
AB 1291 will instead become a two-year bill, effectively putting it into a deep freeze until next year. Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal (D-Long Beach) said she preferred to wait rather than "water down" the substance of her bill. "Californians don't need to from Los Angeles Times Read more »
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Silicon Valley companies quietly try to kill Internet privacy bill
Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, left, is author of AB 1291. At right is Betsy Butler, D-Marina del Rey. (AP Photo) SACRAMENTO — Silicon Valley tech firms, banks and other powerful industries are mounting a quiet but forceful campaign to kill an Internet privacy from The Register Citizen Read more »
