California Passes Major Privacy Bill, Averting a Ballot Showdown in November

Government Technology: California passed a sweeping privacy bill Thursday, averting a potentially bloody privacy ballot battle that would have pitted privacy proponents against tech titans and other companies that benefit from collecting and selling personal information.

Assembly Bill 375 passed in the Senate by 36-0 and in the Assembly by 69-0 during the rollcall, before being signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown.

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