Crimes: invasion of privacy.
- Exempts businesses from privacy laws when collecting customer data for legitimate commercial purposes.
- Increases penalties up to $10,000 for unauthorized recording of private communications.
- Allows consumers to opt out of having their personal information processed by businesses.
- Maintains existing privacy protections against non-commercial surveillance and recording.
Senator Caballero's privacy legislation carves out new exemptions for businesses processing personal information while maintaining existing prohibitions on unauthorized communication interceptions. The bill amends multiple sections of California's Penal Code to exclude commercial data processing activities from regulations governing wiretapping, recording of confidential communications, and use of tracking devices.
Under the amendments, businesses can intercept and record communications when processing personal information for legitimate commercial purposes or when subject to consumer opt-out rights. The bill preserves current exemptions for public utilities, correctional facilities, and hearing assistance devices while increasing penalties for unauthorized interceptions from $2,500 to $10,000 for repeat offenders. Civil remedies remain available for privacy violations outside of commercial contexts, with plaintiffs able to seek either $5,000 per violation or triple actual damages.
The legislation aligns privacy law definitions with existing Civil Code provisions regarding personal information processing and consumer rights. While maintaining core privacy protections against unauthorized surveillance, the amendments create a framework for businesses to handle customer communications data within defined parameters tied to legitimate commercial activities and consumer choice.
 Anna CaballeroD Senator | Bill Author |  Not Contacted | |
 Roger NielloR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Jacqui IrwinD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
 Tom LackeyR Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
 Blanca RubioD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |
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Introduced By
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | PASS |
- Exempts businesses from privacy laws when collecting customer data for legitimate commercial purposes.
- Increases penalties up to $10,000 for unauthorized recording of private communications.
- Allows consumers to opt out of having their personal information processed by businesses.
- Maintains existing privacy protections against non-commercial surveillance and recording.
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Introduced By
Senator Caballero's privacy legislation carves out new exemptions for businesses processing personal information while maintaining existing prohibitions on unauthorized communication interceptions. The bill amends multiple sections of California's Penal Code to exclude commercial data processing activities from regulations governing wiretapping, recording of confidential communications, and use of tracking devices.
Under the amendments, businesses can intercept and record communications when processing personal information for legitimate commercial purposes or when subject to consumer opt-out rights. The bill preserves current exemptions for public utilities, correctional facilities, and hearing assistance devices while increasing penalties for unauthorized interceptions from $2,500 to $10,000 for repeat offenders. Civil remedies remain available for privacy violations outside of commercial contexts, with plaintiffs able to seek either $5,000 per violation or triple actual damages.
The legislation aligns privacy law definitions with existing Civil Code provisions regarding personal information processing and consumer rights. While maintaining core privacy protections against unauthorized surveillance, the amendments create a framework for businesses to handle customer communications data within defined parameters tied to legitimate commercial activities and consumer choice.
Latest Voting History
| Ayes | Noes | NVR | Total | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 0 | 5 | 40 | PASS |
Anna CaballeroD Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Roger NielloR Senator | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Jacqui IrwinD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted | |
Tom LackeyR Assemblymember | Committee Member | Not Contacted | |
Blanca RubioD Assemblymember | Bill Author | Not Contacted |