The landmark legislation, introduced in partnership with the California Privacy Protection Agency, establishes a robust protection and incentive framework for individuals who expose companies illegally collecting, selling or failing to delete the private data of Californians, especially children.
The Whistleblower Protection and Privacy Act AB 2021 would create new protections and support for whistleblowers who report illegal or improper use of Californians’ personal and sensitive data to CalPrivacy for information like ed tech tracking a child’s academic struggles, sensitive personal information like medical diagnoses and private precise locations.
When that information is misused, shared without consent, or sold illegally, it can expose people to identity theft, scams, increased prices and physical harm.
AB 2021 ensures that workers on the inside of these corporations can come forward to stop these violations without fear of professional retaliation.
“As a mother, I live with a constant, nagging concern that I know many of you share: What exactly is being collected about our children? Our most sensitive information, where we take our kids to school, our most private health journeys, our very identities, is not just ‘data.’ In the wrong hands, it’s a weapon.” said Schiavo. “If a business is illegally profiting off of you or your child’s data, or if they are keeping and selling information you explicitly told them to delete, we need to protect the people of integrity who...
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