Tackling the surveillance economy
AB 1159 California Learner Personal Information Protection Act
California Learner Personal Information Protection Act will ensure that all California students have robust protection against the misuse of their personal information, from preschool through higher education, reducing one channel through which companies and data brokers collect the vast data profiles they maintain.
- Author
- Addis
- Session
- 2026
- TechEquity Action
- Supported
- Outcome
- Signed
- Sponsors
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
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