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Legislative non-disclosure agreement bill fails first vote in California committee

Assemblymember Vince Fong, the author of the bill that responds to "Paneragate," said he was frustrated by the process.

Top EU court delivers blow to Meta’s tracking ads business model

Facebook processes years' worth of personal data for advertising purposes. The lucrative business model suffered a blow after an EU court adviser found it violates EU privacy rules.

Beach park closure in Hawaii sparks concerns over homeless displacement

Residents at the decade-old encampment worried city officials would throw out their belongings, leaving them in an even more precarious state.

Hawaii governor pledges to sign vacation rental regulation bill

The bill would give Hawaii counties the authority to ban short-term vacation rentals in efforts to help alleviate the islands’ housing crisis, which was exacerbated by the Lahaina wildfires.

California bill would allow Arizona doctors to perform abortions in Golden State

News of the bill came the same day that the Arizona House sent a bill to the state Senate that would overturn a near-total abortion ban that became law in 1864.

California legislative committee approves deepfake bill

The bill makes it a crime for someone to distribute a deepfake image that depicts intimate body parts or certain sex acts.

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