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Join EFF Lists * Copyright (CC BY) * Trademark * Privacy Policy * Thanks Electronic Frontier Foundation Donate [2025-htfi-] Podcast Episode: Why Three is Tor's Magic Number [2025-htfi-] Electronic Frontier Foundation * About + Contact + Press + People + Opportunities * Issues + Free Speech + Privacy + Creativity and Innovation + Transparency + International + Security * Our Work + Deeplinks Blog + Press Releases + Events + Legal Cases + Whitepapers + Podcast + Annual Reports * Take Action + Action Center + Electronic Frontier Alliance + Volunteer * Tools + Privacy Badger + Surveillance Self-Defense + Certbot + Atlas of Surveillance + Cover Your Tracks + Street Level Surveillance + apkeep * Donate + Donate to EFF + Giving Societies + Shop + Sponsorships + Other Ways to Give + Membership FAQ * Donate + Donate to EFF + Shop + Other Ways to Give * Search form Search [ ] Statement on California State Senate Advancing Dangerous Surveillance Bill DEEPLINKS BLOG By Hayley Tsukayama June 4, 2025 Bear hugging CA state, with lightning bolts on plum bg Statement on California State Senate Advancing Dangerous Surveillance Bill Share It Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link Bear hugging CA state, with lightning bolts on plum bg In the wake of the California State Senate's passage of S.B. 690, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), TechEquity, Consumer Federation of California, Tech Oversight California, ACLU California Action, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, and the California Low Income Consumers Coalition issued a joint statement warning that the bill would put the safety and privacy of millions of Californians at serious risk: "SB 690 gives the green-light to dystopian big tech surveillance practices which will endanger the privacy and safety of all Californians. SB 690 would allow companies to spy on us to get our sensitive personal information, such as our immigration status or what healthcare we've received. And once they have our sensitive personal information, SB 690 places no limits on how that business can use or share that information, allowing them to share it with data brokers, immigration officials, or law enforcement officials in states that restrict reproductive or gender-affirming care. "At a time where agencies of the federal government are actively targeting individuals based on information collected from businesses about their political beliefs, religious affiliations, or health decisions, we cannot risk sharing even more sensitive information with them. The legislature should be doing all it can to protect Californians, not make it easier for the federal government to secretly obtain our sensitive information." Update: This post has been updated to reflect additional signers. 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