Government
Aug. 27, 2016
Industry-backed technology privacy bill approved in state Assembly
The Assembly passed a bill Thursday widely-known as the Digital Afterlife Act, which establishes rules for disclosing a deceased person's communications, social media accounts and other online information.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SACRAMENTO — The Assembly passed a bill Thursday widely-known as the Digital Afterlife Act, which establishes rules for disclosing a deceased person's communications, social media accounts and other online information.
The bill, AB 691, now heads to Gov. Jerry Brown.
The ACLU and privacy rights groups remain strongly opposed to the bill, arguing that it...
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