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California
fromAxios
23 hours ago

California cements its role as the national testing ground for AI rules

California is advancing AI regulations while the Trump administration seeks a national standard to limit state-level laws.
#privacy
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says

Perplexity's AI allegedly shares sensitive user chats with Google and Meta without consent, raising significant privacy concerns.
Privacy professionals
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Perplexity's "Incognito Mode" is a "sham," lawsuit says

Perplexity's AI allegedly shares sensitive user chats with Google and Meta without consent, raising significant privacy concerns.
#california
US Elections
fromKqed
8 hours ago

California Sues to Block Trump's Order on Vote-by-Mail | KQED

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Trump's executive order on vote-by-mail oversight by the Postal Service.
Environment
fromFast Company
22 hours ago

California just hit an inflection point for batteries

California's battery storage reached 12.3 gigawatts, providing 43% of grid demand, significantly reducing reliance on fossil fuels and lowering energy costs.
LA real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California lawmakers are considering bills to reduce barriers for condominium construction, addressing deposit limits and construction defect liability.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Californians say democracy is in peril, state should enact voting rights protections, poll shows

Two-thirds of California voters believe democracy is under attack, with strong support for a state Voting Rights Act following recent Supreme Court decisions.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE

California's pension funds have invested over $2.7 billion in companies contracting with ICE and DHS, raising concerns about alignment with state values.
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

California's top lawyer explains why he hasn't sued Kalshi like Nevada and Arizona

California's Attorney General emphasizes state sovereignty in regulating prediction markets amid ongoing legal battles across the US.
US Elections
fromKqed
8 hours ago

California Sues to Block Trump's Order on Vote-by-Mail | KQED

California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Trump's executive order on vote-by-mail oversight by the Postal Service.
Environment
fromFast Company
22 hours ago

California just hit an inflection point for batteries

California's battery storage reached 12.3 gigawatts, providing 43% of grid demand, significantly reducing reliance on fossil fuels and lowering energy costs.
LA real estate
fromwww.housingwire.com
3 days ago

California bills target condo deposits and defect liability

California lawmakers are considering bills to reduce barriers for condominium construction, addressing deposit limits and construction defect liability.
US Elections
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Californians say democracy is in peril, state should enact voting rights protections, poll shows

Two-thirds of California voters believe democracy is under attack, with strong support for a state Voting Rights Act following recent Supreme Court decisions.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE

California's pension funds have invested over $2.7 billion in companies contracting with ICE and DHS, raising concerns about alignment with state values.
Law
fromwww.businessinsider.com
1 day ago

California's top lawyer explains why he hasn't sued Kalshi like Nevada and Arizona

California's Attorney General emphasizes state sovereignty in regulating prediction markets amid ongoing legal battles across the US.
#meta
fromWIRED
10 hours ago
Information security

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Meta has paused work with Mercor due to a major security breach affecting data used for AI training.
Law
fromwww.cnbc.com
19 hours ago

Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Meta and Google face legal challenges undermining their protections under Section 230, particularly regarding child safety and content moderation.
Information security
fromWIRED
10 hours ago

Meta Pauses Work With Mercor After Data Breach Puts AI Industry Secrets at Risk

Meta has paused work with Mercor due to a major security breach affecting data used for AI training.
Law
fromwww.cnbc.com
19 hours ago

Meta, Google under attack as court cases bypass 30-year-old legal shield

Meta and Google face legal challenges undermining their protections under Section 230, particularly regarding child safety and content moderation.
Intellectual property law
fromNextgov.com
11 hours ago

Tech bills of the week: Limiting adversaries' access to US tech; and boosting cyber apprenticeships

New legislation aims to strengthen U.S. export controls on sensitive technologies to prevent adversaries from exploiting them for economic gain.
Higher education
fromLos Angeles Times
5 hours ago

Judge blocks Trump administration demand for race, GPA data of California college applicants

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's request for extensive applicant data from public universities in California and 16 other states.
Privacy professionals
fromThe Verge
1 day ago

Pinterest said he violated laid-off colleagues' privacy. Now he's going public

A former Pinterest engineer claims he was unjustly fired for sharing a tool that revealed employee layoffs.
Law
fromABA Journal
1 day ago

Sanctions ramping up in cases involving AI hallucinations

Monetary sanctions against attorneys for AI-generated hallucinations in case documents are increasing as courts take these issues more seriously.
SF politics
fromTruthout
16 hours ago

CA Should Send Prisoners Home Instead of Spending Millions on New Facilities

California's prison reform focuses on expensive new facilities rather than effective rehabilitation, with minimal budget allocation for actual rehabilitation programs.
DevOps
fromThe Verge
8 hours ago

Anthropic essentially bans OpenClaw from Claude by making subscribers pay extra

Claude subscriptions will no longer cover third-party tools starting tomorrow at 12pm PT.
Silicon Valley
fromFortune
17 hours ago

I helped build Uber and Discord and now my tools help fuel billion-dollar unicorns. But Silicon Valley is losing the AI race to itself | Fortune

Silicon Valley is falling behind in innovation due to slow adaptation to social demands and a focus on preserving existing business models.
#openai
Media industry
fromDefector
15 hours ago

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector

OpenAI acquired the Technology Business Programming Network for hundreds of millions, raising concerns about media independence despite its existing alignment with tech elites.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
4 days ago

AI distances itself from adult content that once drove the tech revolution

OpenAI canceled plans for adult content due to safety concerns and regulatory pressures from investors and internal teams.
Media industry
fromDefector
15 hours ago

Tech Media Propaganda Operation Makes It Official, Goes In-House At OpenAI | Defector

OpenAI acquired the Technology Business Programming Network for hundreds of millions, raising concerns about media independence despite its existing alignment with tech elites.
Artificial intelligence
fromAxios
4 days ago

AI distances itself from adult content that once drove the tech revolution

OpenAI canceled plans for adult content due to safety concerns and regulatory pressures from investors and internal teams.
Apple
fromMail Online
12 hours ago

Apple issues warning to iPhone users over stealthy attack: Act NOW

Apple has released critical iOS updates to protect against the DarkSword cyberattack method targeting vulnerable devices.
fromwww.npr.org
22 hours ago

Verdicts against Meta and Google may bring a new era of big tech accountability

"We appealed and appealed and lost every appeal. And then the case was ultimately dismissed."
US news
Marketing tech
fromTechCrunch
18 hours ago

The Facebook insider building content moderation for the AI era | TechCrunch

Brett Levenson advocates for 'policy as code' to improve content moderation at Facebook, addressing deeper issues beyond technology.
#3d-printing
LA real estate
fromtherealdeal.com
1 day ago

Campaign promises offered as assurances on California's troubled resi insurance market

Pacific Palisades residents face a $1.5 million gap between insurance payouts and rebuilding costs after last year's fire.
Software development
fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Anthropic says its leak-focused DMCA effort unintentionally hit legit GitHub forks

Anthropic's DMCA takedown mistakenly removed legitimate forks of its code, leading to backlash and a request for reinstatement of affected repositories.
US politics
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

CA senators demand answers from DHS after ICE arrest tied to TSA data at San Francisco Airport

Senators Padilla and Schiff demand answers from DHS regarding TSA data use for immigration enforcement after an airport arrest.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and get refunds

New laws will simplify subscription cancellations and refunds, potentially saving consumers nearly £170 annually.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 days ago

Marc Benioff unveils new version of Slackbot with AI capabilities, talks San Francisco's progress

Salesforce showcases AI-enhanced Slackbot, emphasizing productivity and the continued need for human interaction in sales.
Toronto startup
fromFortune
2 days ago

Elon Musk's coterie of companies are getting more and more pushback from Democrats | Fortune

Elon Musk's companies face increasing pushback in Baltimore, including a lawsuit over AI risks and a withdrawal from a tunnel project proposal.
#social-media
Parenting
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media

Caymi Barrett advocates for legislation to remove social media content featuring minors posted by family members.
Parenting
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

California bill would require parent bloggers to delete content of minors on social media

Caymi Barrett advocates for legislation to remove social media content featuring minors posted by family members.
Privacy professionals
fromZDNET
1 day ago

I turned to PrivacyBee to clean up my data - here's how it made me disappear

PrivacyBee is preferred for its comprehensive data removal services and user-friendly management tools.
US Elections
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 hours ago

Trump announces fraud' crackdown in Democratic states as arrests begin in California

Donald Trump announced a crackdown on fraud in Democratic states, appointing JD Vance as fraud czar, with arrests already made in California.
fromTechCrunch
11 hours ago

Anthropic ramps up its political activities with a new PAC | TechCrunch

Anthropic's political activities have ramped up as the company continues to be enmeshed in a nasty legal battle with the Defense Department. The dispute erupted earlier this year over the government's use of Anthropic's AI models and what guidelines (if any) should exist for that usage.
Artificial intelligence
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
7 hours ago

More ABC7 viewers share issues with rising mail theft in San Jose communities

Mail theft in San Jose is escalating, with residents experiencing repeated incidents and significant financial losses.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
8 hours ago

Supervisor Jackie Fielder's Absence From Board of Supervisors Follows Investigation Into Leaked Memo

Jackie Fielder's office is under investigation for leaking a confidential memo regarding the controversial RESET Center approved by the Board of Supervisors.
Marketing tech
fromExchangewire
1 day ago

The Stack: AI Surges while Social Platforms Face Scrutiny

AI is growing rapidly, streaming models are evolving, and regulatory pressures on platforms are increasing globally.
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
21 hours ago

Baltimore is pushing back against AI's worst excesses. What happens next could reshape American tech

Baltimore is addressing the risks of AI, exemplified by a lawsuit against xAI for generating illegal content.
#ai
fromFuturism
19 hours ago
Intellectual property law

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago
Artificial intelligence

Anthropic Accidentally Leaked Its Own Claude Code. Now the Company Is Scrambling to Contain the Damage.

Intellectual property law
fromFuturism
19 hours ago

Anthropic Suddenly Cares Intensely About Intellectual Property After Realizing With Horror That It Accidentally Leaked Claude's Source Code

Anthropic's copyright takedown request for its AI model's source code highlights hypocrisy in its stance on copyright laws.
Artificial intelligence
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

Anthropic Accidentally Leaked Its Own Claude Code. Now the Company Is Scrambling to Contain the Damage.

Anthropic accidentally exposed proprietary instructions for Claude Code, enabling competitors to replicate its features without reverse-engineering.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

Equity advocate turned defendant: Former head of S.F. human rights commission accused of corruption

Sheryl Davis is accused of steering millions of dollars to Collective Impact, a San Francisco-based nonprofit she previously ran as executive director, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday by the San Francisco District Attorney's Office.
Non-profit organizations
US politics
fromsfist.com
2 days ago

Sunnyvale Homicide Being Used By Homeland Security to Argue Against Sanctuary Policies

The Sunnyvale domestic violence homicide case has been politicized by DHS due to the suspects' deportation history.
#apple
Apple
fromMacRumors
3 days ago

Apple Sets Privacy Rules for Third-Party Access to Live Activities and Notifications

Apple is implementing new iOS features for third-party wearables while enforcing strict privacy rules on notification forwarding.
Apple
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Apple's most important contribution over the past 50 years isn't what you expect

Apple's most significant contribution is its policy asserting privacy as a fundamental human right, emphasizing product design with privacy in mind.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops | TechCrunch

Apple provided federal agents with identities of customers using its email privacy feature, revealing limitations in its privacy assurances.
Apple
fromMacRumors
3 days ago

Apple Sets Privacy Rules for Third-Party Access to Live Activities and Notifications

Apple is implementing new iOS features for third-party wearables while enforcing strict privacy rules on notification forwarding.
Apple
fromFast Company
6 days ago

Apple's most important contribution over the past 50 years isn't what you expect

Apple's most significant contribution is its policy asserting privacy as a fundamental human right, emphasizing product design with privacy in mind.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

Apple will hide your email address from apps and websites, but not cops | TechCrunch

Apple provided federal agents with identities of customers using its email privacy feature, revealing limitations in its privacy assurances.
San Francisco
fromKqed
3 days ago

San Francisco Leaders Propose New Law Requiring Police to ID ICE Agents | KQED

San Francisco's sanctuary city policy enhances public safety and trust by limiting local law enforcement's cooperation with federal immigration operations.
SF politics
fromMission Local
1 day ago

S.F. Ethics Commission will weigh in on Lurie-Trump phone records

Mayor Daniel Lurie faces scrutiny for not disclosing records of his call with President Trump regarding federal agent deployment.
Silicon Valley
fromLos Angeles Times
1 day ago

'You're a liar.' Why the world's biggest building boom has run into a wall in California

Public opposition to data centers in California is rising, impacting investment and job creation in the state.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days ago

Most California voters still disapprove of Trump's immigration crackdown, poll shows

Two-thirds of California voters disapprove of Trump's immigration policies, with concerns about potential detentions affecting many families.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Silicon Valley city to give residents doorbells equipped with cameras

Public safety is my top priority, and this door camera initiative is about strengthening crime prevention right where it matters most at home. By equipping residents with tools and partnering closely with our Milpitas police department, we're building a stronger connection between our community and law enforcement to help deter crime and protect our neighborhoods.
Privacy technologies
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Data centers under scrutiny by California lawmakers as fears rise about health and energy impacts

Concerns about new data centers include health risks, environmental impact, and strain on power resources in communities like Imperial County.
US Elections
fromKqed
1 day ago

California Media Seek Access to Secret Warrants in Sheriff's Ballot Seizure Case | KQED

Sheriff Bianco obtained warrants to investigate ballot discrepancies in Riverside County, but the investigation is currently on hold due to legal challenges.
fromSan Jose Spotlight
3 days ago

Silicon Valley's tech world takes center stage in state politics - San Jose Spotlight

In the 17th Congressional District, incumbent Rep. Ro Khanna is facing a challenge from tech founder Ethan Agarwal, a fellow Democrat. Agarwal is an opponent of the ballot initiative to levy a one-time, 5% wealth tax on Californians with more than $1 billion in assets.
Silicon Valley
#data-breach
Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours ago

A fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals

A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch

Hims & Hers confirmed a data breach affecting customer support data, including names and contact information, but not medical records.
Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
21 hours ago

A fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals

A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
Privacy professionals
fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Telehealth giant Hims & Hers says its customer support system was hacked | TechCrunch

Hims & Hers confirmed a data breach affecting customer support data, including names and contact information, but not medical records.
fromKqed
3 days ago

Court Orders California Sheriff to Release Personnel Records in Watchdog Investigation | KQED

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office must comply with subpoenas issued by the county's civilian oversight board as part of a whistleblower investigation into alleged misconduct, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.
California
US Elections
fromTechCrunch
4 days ago

The Silicon Valley congressional race is getting ugly | TechCrunch

The CA-17 race is intensifying with Ro Khanna facing challenges from Ethan Agarwal, who has a controversial legal history.
Privacy professionals
fromWIRED
2 days ago

California Suspends Enforcement of Law Requiring VCs to Report Diversity Data

California suspended a new regulation requiring venture capital firms to report demographic data about startup founders amid public criticism.
California
fromStreetsblog
4 days ago

No Kings Rallies Throughout California - Streetsblog California

Record attendance of 8 million at No Kings rallies across the U.S., with significant participation in California's major cities.
Privacy professionals
fromHer Campus
3 days ago

Who's Watching The Watchers? AI, Age Verification, And Online Privacy

Parents are increasingly concerned about children's exposure to harmful online content despite regulations like CIPA and platforms like YouTube Kids.
Privacy technologies
fromHuffPost
2 weeks ago

We've Been Dealing With This Controversial Google Feature For Years. Here's How To Remove It.

Users can disable Google's AI overviews in search results using simple workarounds like adding "-ai" to queries or configuring Chrome settings to create an AI-free search engine option.
fromwww.mediaite.com
4 weeks ago

GOP-Led App Store Bill Ramps Up Amid Dire Privacy Concerns

Unlike showing ID only for age-restricted items in a physical store (like alcohol), the bill would require age checks for everyone right when entering the app store, before any specific app or content is selected. Heightened risks from handling sensitive personal data online: Users would submit identifiers such as driver's licenses or facial scans to multiple parties that might store this information, unlike a quick, temporary check in the real world where the ID is simply viewed and returned.
US politics
Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
5 days ago

The real US surveillance threat isn't AI - it's the data infrastructure we already built - Silicon Canals

The infrastructure for mass surveillance already exists, relying on pre-existing technology and data rather than new AI advancements.
Privacy professionals
fromSlashGear
1 week ago

Apps That Track You: 17 Of The Worst Offenders In Privacy Invasion - SlashGear

Online privacy is compromised by data collection from apps, with Meta's platforms being significant offenders.
Privacy professionals
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

To attend prom or a football game, California students first had to surrender their data

California fined PlayOn $1.1 million for violating state privacy law by collecting student data through ticketing platforms without providing opt-out options and selling that data to advertisers.
#california-privacy-law
fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data | TechCrunch

fromTechCrunch
2 months ago
Privacy technologies

California residents can use new tool to demand brokers delete their personal data | TechCrunch

Privacy technologies
fromThemarkup
2 months ago

How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers - The Markup

California launched DROP to let residents send delete and opt-out requests to all registered data brokers at once, simplifying the process and strengthening privacy control.
#california-privacy
#license-plate-readers
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

These hidden devices on California roadways have privacy activists pushing Governor Newsom for their removal

fromFast Company
1 month ago
Privacy technologies

These hidden devices on California roadways have privacy activists pushing Governor Newsom for their removal

Privacy technologies
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

How California is helping 150K residents dodge spam texts and fraud

DROP enables Californians to request deletion of their data from brokers, reducing exposure to spam, targeted fraud, stalking, and harms from data leaks.
Privacy professionals
fromLocal News Matters
2 months ago

Opting out: How Californians can use state's new tool to block hundreds of data brokers - Local News Matters

California launched DROP, a platform that lets residents send deletion and opt-out requests to all registered data brokers at once, starting January 1, 2026.
Privacy professionals
fromThe IP Law Blog
1 month ago

The Briefing: Part Two: CCPA's New Rules on Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits

California privacy law requires CCPA Risk Assessments and Cybersecurity Audits, defining triggers, evaluation criteria, required participants, and submissions to the California Privacy Protection Agency.
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