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Committee considers overhaul of Information Practices Act to extend privacy protections to local governments
Summary
AB 1337 would modernize the Information Practices Act of 1977 to align definitions with current privacy law and apply similar protections to local governments as to state agencies; sponsors said the bill would close gaps but many local agencies opposed citing operational and statutory conflicts.
Senator Ward presented AB 1337 (Information Privacy Act reform) to update the state's Information Practices Act (IPA) to modern definitions of personal information and to extend key protections to local governments and agencies. Supporters said the IPA has not kept pace with the digital era and that local agencies increasingly collect sensitive information with inconsistent protections.
Supporters including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Oakland Privacy said AB…
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