Privacy Law Legislative Roundup

A user’s precise geolocation data can be utilized by businesses and government agencies for a great variety of purposes, like mapping, navigation, targeted advertisements, market research and emergency services, to name a few. While precise geolocation data can be helpful in providing the above services, many people appear to be more sensitive about information related to their whereabouts as compared with many other types of personal information that may be equally revealing about their daily lives. Read more

Recently, the California legislature concluded its 2025 Session. SB 690, which would update the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the State's wiretap law, will proceed as a two-year bill and legislators can take it up again during the 2026 legislative session. This will allow more time for consideration of this bill that aims, among other things, at reducing the number of lawsuits relying on CIPA to argue that the non-consensual use of web tracking technologies amounts to a wiretap prohibited by CIPA. Proponents say the bill will help decrease costs faced by midsized and smaller businesses lacking the resources to defend against such lawsuits. Critics claim the bill will allow privacy rights violations to continue to go unpunished, especially as a recent report found “rampant non-compliance” with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), five years after its passage. Read more

As of October 13, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed or vetoed several consequential privacy, AI, and technology-related bills. Read more

By: Adriana Beach Status: As of June 9, jointly referred to the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection and Judiciary Committee but failed to advance out of committees before the close of the legislative session on September 12, 2025. California’s SB 420 seeks to establish a regulatory framework for high-risk automated decision systems (ADS) in the state, requiring developers and deployers to conduct impact assessments, publish disclosures, and implement a governance program. It also establishes potential civil liability, with a built-in… Read more

On September 12, the first year of California’s biennial legislative session officially closed. The bills that passed at the end of the 2025 legislative year will be considered by Governor Gavin Newsom. Governor Newsom has until October 12, 2025 to either sign, veto, or take no action on the passed bills. Read more

In the corridors of the California legislature, legislators are reshaping the boundaries of privacy and artificial intelligence. This article reviews 11 key bills that confront a wide spectrum of contemporary challenges from workplace surveillance to automated decision systems that arbitrate human opportunity. Read more