Additionally, Callahan stated, The circumstances of this bill are specific to California. It is critical going forward that policymakers work to correct the inevitable, negative policy and compliance ramifications this last-minute deal will create for California’s consumers and businesses alike.”
On the other hand, Google believes that the privacy law will have “unintended consequences” to the tech industry.
The search engine giant’s spokeswoman, Katherine Williams, noted that the California Consumers Privacy Act offers some improvements to the “overly vague and broad ballot measure. However, she also emphasized that the legislature put it together “under extreme time pressure” She added that the law “imposes sweeping novel obligations’ on small and large businesses across every industry worldwide.
Furthermore, Williams said, Google is looking forward to “improvements to address the many unintended consequences” from that law.
Meanwhile, Facebook expressed support for the law and reiterated its position that it is not in the business of selling consumer’s personal data.
