Re: Consumer Watchdog Calls On Gov. Brown To Sign 'Do Not Track' Legislation, But Cautions Law Is Only A Step Towards Knowledge, Not Full Consumer Power

When folks take a minute to read the bill text, it's definitely better characterized as a "do not track transparency" bill:

http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml;jsessionid=4a3ff3d45dd6836ef40ab918b267

best, Joe

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Joseph Lorenzo Hall
Senior Staff Technologist
Center for Democracy & Technology
https://www.cdt.org/

On Aug 27, 2013, at 19:11, Kevin Kiley <kevin.kiley@3pmobile.com> wrote:

> >> http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/prnewswire/press_releases/California/2013/08/27/DC69861?r=full
> >> 
> >> 71 - 0
>  
> That article actually misreports the final vote yesterday in the California Assembly.
>  
> It was actually 78-0 in favor of this "Do Not Track" legislation.
>  
> That makes all the floor votes on this "Do Not Track" Bill *unanimous* from
> the first time it was voted on in the Assembly ( 73-0 ) to the recent Senate
> floor vote ( 37-0 ) and now the final approval of amendments added by
> the Senate by the originating house ( 78-0 ).
>  
> From 'soup to nuts'... every lawmaker has voted 'Yes' to this "Do Not Track"
> legislation, and it is now on the Governor's desk ( and he has already said he
> is ready to sign it into LAW ).
>  
> From the official legislation tracking site...
>  
> http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/postquery?bill_number=ab_370&sess=CUR&house=A&search_type=bill_update
>  
> [snip]
>  
> DATE: 05/02/2013
> LOCATION: ASSEMBLY - FLOOR
> MOTION: AB 370 MURATSUCHI  Assembly Third Reading
> (AYES: 73. NOES: 0. Absent, Vacancy, Abstaining or Not Voting: 7 )  (PASS)
>  
> DATE: 08/22/2013
> LOCATION: SENATE - FLOOR
> MOTION: Assembly 3rd Reading AB370 Muratsuchi By Padilla
> (AYES  37. NOES: 0. Absent, Vacancy, Abstaining or Not Voting: 3 )  (PASS)
>  
> DATE: 08/26/2013
> LOCATION: ASSEMBLY FLOOR
> MOTION: AB 370 MURATSUCHI  Concurrence in Senate Amendments
> (AYES  78. NOES: 0. Absent, Vacancy, Abstaining or Not Voting: 2 )  (PASS)
>  
> Bill sent to Governor for signature 08/26/13.
>  
> [/snip]
>  

Received on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 11:20:21 UTC