Wiretapping change sparks big privacy fight in the Golden State
California's SB 690 ends private lawsuits over website tracking under the state's wiretap law.
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 690, narrowing California's Invasion of Privacy Act so people can no longer sue over pen-register and trap-and-trace claims tied to cookies, analytics, and pixels. A 2015 provision had allowed private suits with penalties up to $5,000 per violation, and business groups said it produced thousands of demand letters. Privacy organizations including the EFF, ACLU, and EPIC opposed the change, arguing it weakens recourse against metadata surveillance and data sharing.
- Newsom signed SB 690, limiting CIPA private lawsuits.
- Exemption covers pen-register and trap-and-trace tracking claims.
- Business groups cited thousands of settlement demand letters.
- EFF, ACLU, and EPIC opposed the bill.
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