news Cloud Tech Policy 2026-10-27

California Governor Signs Legislation Overhauling Website Privacy Litigation

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 690 into law, effectively ending private CIPA pen-register lawsuits targeting website and app tracking data starting next year. The legislation restricts enforcement actions to the state Attorney General to curb what lawmakers described as vexatious litigation.

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