California's politicians rush to gut internet privacy law with pro-tech giant amendments The right for Californians to control the private data that tech companies hold on them may be undermined today at a critical committee hearing in Sacramento. The Privacy And Consumer Protection Committee will hold a special hearing on Tuesday afternoon to discuss and vote on nine proposed amendments to the California Consumer …
Assemblymember Wicks will continue working with stakeholders and fellow legislator to bring it back to committee in 2020,
Stakeholder = the very companies that need regulation. So, how much money changed hands in the form of re-electoni campaign funds? Doing the right is sometimes hard, even harder when there's money and power being waved in one's face.
2020... they bought themselves another year. And then another. And another...
Wasn't there a plan for a ballot initiative last year for something similar to the GDPR?
If I'm not mistaken that was pulled only because the legislature committed to creating a law that would achieve resemble that, albeit less far-reaching.
Seems to me that ballot initiative needs to be resurrected. The ruling class is speaking, and they speak for the offending companies. The people need to listen and exercise their rights.
If I lived in CA I'd get involved in that initiative. However, I've had many opportunities to move there and decided I do not want to raise our children there.
yeah, nothing good ever comes out of the Cali-Fornicate-You state legislature. It has been described as one of THE most corrupt organizations in the world, with lobbyists ON THE FLOOR during debates so that they can be consulted before a vote is cast...
And now that demo[n,c][R,r]ats have a >2/3 super-majority, they can legislate fee+tax increases right and left to their hearts content.. bless them!
All said does ANY of this surprise ANYone ?? I'm not surprised in the least. what would surprise ME is if the legislature actually did anything EFFECTIVE other than whine about 'no money' and try to squeeze even MORE out of us poor schlubs while simultaneously handing out as much as they can in 'social benefiits' to those they FEEL deserve it, which usually means "buying votes with other people's money".
Why the down votes? Don't like it when light is shined on the Democrats dirty dealings? Everything, EVERYTHING, Bob wrote is true. If a Republican had done this it'd be front page news and most here would be calling for their imprisonment and blaming it on Trump. The far-left loony bin that runs California is corrupt to the core. Has been for decades. It's more like living in a socialist dictatorship than a US state. Constitutional rights? Sure, as long as California says they're OK. Without that OK you get hounded and jailed or driven broke defending yourself (or both). And, of course, you're the problem and need to be dealt with. I've lived here all my life (since '60), have seen it get worse every year, and can't wait to retire and get out.
This was completely predictable the moment Googlezon and Twatterface co-opted the privacy direct ballot proposition and asked for it to be withdrawn in favor of legislation to the same effect.
They didn't do that because they suddenly got religion about slurping and privacy.
The only reason they pretended to be on board with the privacy rules is because they knew they could twist and re-shape the law into whatever they wanted later on. Something they couldn't have done with a direct ballot proposition.
This battle was lost the moment the direct ballot proposition advocates agreed to withdraw it.
There are two teaching moments here:
1. Be smarter than your adversary, or you're guaranteed to lose.
2. Stop complaining about politicians being corrupt. Everyone knows they are corrupt and for sale.
And I suggest putting some already written legislation on the referendum: the EU GDPR
It will need some minor tweaks like replacing European residents with Californian residents and increasing the maximum fines a bit, 10% of global revenue sounds about right after this blatant disregard of the public interest.
The elephants here in Arizona are just as bad what the local electrical utility spending millions in dark money to get certain friendly corporation commissioners elected (ie their regulators). Political machines are one of the few things truly bipartisan only depending on where you live.
Enough is enough! ... we voted you in, we WILL vote you out! This is OUR Internet, not yours, nor does it belong to the multi-billion dollar advertising companies. We know what it is for AND YOU IDIOTS CAN'T HAVE IT!
Want you cushy job in Sacramento to continue? Vote with us, not with the likes of Google, Facebook, and Amazon. You work for US not THEM, and we will NOT forget this. Don't say I didn't warn you.
(Sorry for the yelling, but apparently the fuckheads are stone deaf ...)
[0] In Sacramento it's actually a flood plain, not a hill, but that's a story for another day.
I live in California. We have the best legislature money can buy - and has, obviously.
It's too bad the Democrats, which are for the people, unlike those nasty Republicans, aren't in control here in California. Oh, WAIT! The governor is a Democrat, and the Democrats have majorities in both houses of the legislature. Hmmm, can't blame this one on the Republicans, I guess. And we don't have Brexit over on this side of the Pond, so that's not to blame.
I guess it just goes to show that, despite what they say, the spirit of bipartisanship really is still alive in California, at least when it comes to the politicians keeping their corporate masters happy.
Government of the corporations, by the corporations and for the corporations shall not perish from the earth, not as long as the bribes campaign contributions continue.
"Get corporate money out of politics"
don't forget UNIONS, too. If you're gonna get corporations out, better get the unions out.
Real reform: any individual can contribute any amount to any candidat, and it is NOT tax deductible. No organizations, though. Just individuals.
yeah as if THAT would ever happen... george soros and Silly Valley corporate types and other rich libs ned their tax deductible non-profit (or even for profit) corporate "giving" to continue being partially funded by taxpayers, because, "charitable"... it's a loophole, yeah.
Everyone from districts 24, 44, 49, or 62 (see district map here) ought to be calling, sending physical letters, etc. to their rep, making it clear that regardless of their party, you will vote against them in the next election & encourage others to do the same. Links:
After further consideration and close consultation with the vampire community, we have decided to allow all the victims of massive blood loss thrugh the neck to have the legal right to pursue an abitratration process whereby they can present a legal case for the return of each red corpuscule they allege to have lost, providing that they can prove that the lack of oxygen delivered to a particular cell was the cause of the alleged damage that the hugely important vvampire community is accused of.
In a democracy, such a law should be seen as an evidence. In a plutocracy, such a law would be eviscerated and left empty, too many financial interests are involved. The law wouldn't be totally removed, because it is meant as a way to distract the masses.
So, is California a democracy or a plutocracy? We'll know soon.
AB 25 – authored by committee chair Ed Chau (D-49th District) [...]AB 846 – authored by Assemblymember Autumn Burke (D-62nd District) [...]
AB 873 – from Jacqui Irwin (D-4th District) [...]
AB 874 – also from Irwin [...]
AB 1564 – from Marc Berman (D-24th District) [...]
These people are Democrats?!? I know it's hard to be a card-carrying Republican in California, but really??? I wonder what real Democrats like Elizabeth, Eric, Pete, et al...even Bernie1 would think of these DINOs?
1OK, so Bernie isn't a real Democrat in the strictest sense...he's an independent caucusing with Democrats. Still, as he aspires to be the Democratic Party's flag-bearer, I'd be interested on hearing him weigh in on this.
Privacy means you having control, and being able to revoke private information.
Profits means having the dirt, and leverage on everything you can swipe legally
There are in comflict, but I bet profit, and pay lobbyists what the want wins.
Governments need more tax. The solution is to tax personal information holders, and tax thse with monopoly share.
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