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Technet, a group of technology CEOs, wants Congress to preempt the California Consumer Privacy Act. We disagree. This is a screenshot of the text of the press release. It is available in full at http://technet.org/press-release/technet-statement-on-the-california-consumer-privacy-act
Check out EFF's proposals for consumer data privacy legislation. eff.org/deeplinks/2019…
This past summer, Big Tech tried to weaken the California Consumer Privacy Act. They failed, thanks to the voices of thousands of Californians who stood up to protect privacy. eff.org/deeplinks/2019…
Big Tech also failed thanks to the strong coalition that opposes federal consumer data privacy legislation that preempts stronger state laws. Here's the letter EFF joined in support: eff.org/document/decem… This is a screenshot of the first two paragraphs of the letter, which is available at the URL inside tweet.
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National Security Letters force companies to hand over data like customer info, phone numbers, and purchase records—without judicial approval, and with a gag order.

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Today we’re celebrating the induction of Hedy Lamarr into the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame! We’re delighted to see more recognition of Lamarr’s technical achievements, and thrilled to have supported her induction.

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In 2018, Californians fought back against big tech by passing the California Consumer Privacy Act.
But the @InternetAssn, a big tech trade group with members like Google and Facebook, wants to undermine our privacy by weakening this historic law. washingtonpost.com/technology/201…
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