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CPPA board backs ban on sale of precise geolocation and conditions support for bulk deletion for officials
Summary
The CPPA board voted to support a bill that would ban sale of precise geolocation data and authorized staff to take a conditional support position on a separate bill to allow bulk deletion requests for public officials, subject to technical and verification amendments.
At its July meeting the California Privacy Protection Agency board voted to support AB 322, a bill that would amend the CCPA to restrict the collection, retention and sale of precise geolocation data, and to authorize staff to take a support‑if‑amended position on AB 302, a bill that would add a pathway for bulk deletion requests for public officials and judges.
Deputy Director for Policy Maureen Mahoney briefed the board on both measures and recommended the board consider formal positions. On AB 322 staff said the bill would (as amended) require businesses to collect and retain only geolocation data necessary to provide a requested service and would prohibit sale of precise geolocation information.
On AB 302 — a bill that had been gutted and amended — staff described four central provisions: the bill would (1)…
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