Government
Dec. 13, 2014
Sources: new Assembly privacy committee could hurt push to protect people's information
The problem with the new Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection, according to some sources, is that its focus on privacy issues has previously been the domain of other influential committees.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
While a freshly-minted California Assembly committee is designed to focus on consumer privacy legislation, some observers say it could hurt the push to protect people's private information.
"This could end up being another place good bills get killed," said John Simpson, a privacy advocate with nonprofit Consumer Watchdog.
The problem with the new Committee on Privacy and Consum...
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