Information Practices Act of 1977.
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Privacy, Digital Technologies, and Consumer Protection
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Overview
AB 1337 significantly updates California’s Information Practices Act of 1977, aiming to strengthen privacy protections for individuals. The bill removes an exemption for local government agencies, expanding the scope of the act to include them. It also increases the frequency of notice requirements for agencies collecting personal information and revises the circumstances under which personal information can be disclosed, specifically allowing for disclosures related to real property, social safety net programs, and medical information. The bill includes technical changes and mandates a state-mandated local program due to the expanded duties for local officials.
Key provisions
- Removes the exemption for local agencies from the Information Practices Act.
- Increases periodic notice requirements for agencies collecting personal information to at least every three years.
- Expands the definition of ‘personal information’ to include more data types, such as geolocation data and neural data.
- Authorizes disclosure of personal information for specified purposes, including real property, social safety net programs, and medical information.
- Requires agencies to establish rules of conduct for handling personal information, subject to collective bargaining agreements.
- Prohibits agencies from using personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected.
- Removes the requirement for economic loss or personal injury to be a condition for disciplinary action related to intentional violations of the act.
- Provides for reimbursement for state-mandated local programs resulting from the bill.
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