Using a chat widget in California is considered wiretapping (still)

Using a chat widget in California is considered wiretapping (still)getprivisy.com

SB 690, signed September 30, 2026, makes CIPA section 638.51 claims over website and app conduct enforceable only by the Attorney General from January 1, 2027, reaching pending claims filed in the prior two years.…

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patrickwdalyabout 3 hours ago

SB 690 was signed today to remove the private right of action for Section 638.51 (the "pen register" theory mostly used against basic tracking pixels). But it didn't do anything about Section 631 — the traditional wiretapping provision.

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