California Lawmakers Reach Tentative Agreement on Consumer Privacy Rules

Government Technology: Democrats in the California Legislature and a wealthy San Francisco developer on Thursday reached a tentative agreement to enact major new consumer privacy rules in exchange for the withdrawal of a measure privacy activists were poised to get on the November ballot.

The deal is contingent on the legislation passing both houses and getting signed by Gov. Jerry Brown at lightning speed. The ballot’s final lineup must be set on June 28.

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