California Passes Law , Forbidding Companies From Complying , With Anti-Abortion Warrants.
On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed
a new law forbidding California-based businesses from handing
over the personal information of abortion seekers.
On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed
a new law forbidding California-based businesses from handing
over the personal information of abortion seekers.
CNN reports that the law prohibits sharing geolocation data, search histories and other personal information
in response to out-of-state search warrants.
The law also stops companies in the state from complying
with out-of-state law enforcement requests related
to abortion, including wiretaps and subpoenas.
The law also stops companies in the state from complying
with out-of-state law enforcement requests related
to abortion, including wiretaps and subpoenas.
With the world's most powerful
tech companies under its jurisdiction,
California wields immense power as a state.
According to CNN, this is the most recent
example of California using that power
to influence policy at a national level. .
The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta
and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as
the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.
The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta
and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as
the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.
The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta
and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as
the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.
This is an important new area, this
contest between anti-choice legal
process and pro-choice blocking statutes,
and it is a matter that could work its way
up the courts to the highest court, Adam Schwartz, senior staff attorney
at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, via CNN.
Chamber of Progress, a tech trade group,
warns that the new law may put tech
companies between a rock and a hard place.
Red states and blue states are at war over
abortion, and online platforms are caught
in the crossfire. California’s new law could
potentially have a big impact on protecting
reproductive privacy — but first it will create
a challenging conflict between state laws, Adam Kovacevich, Chamber of Progress CEO, via CNN