BREAKING: Dual Victories for CA Delete Act & Right to Repair Act

Thanks to advocates, activists, and supporters like you, California has just signed two formidable digital rights acts into law! [This is a friendly message from the Electronic Frontier Foundation.]( [EFF logo]( breaking news: LEGISLATIVE VICTORIES [California grizzly bear hugging the CA state map] Dear Supporter of Digital Freedom, This is big. California’s governor has just signed two bills that go a long way toward protecting digital rights! Thank you to everyone who made these wins possible. With California’s strong influence on tech policy in mind, EFF and our partners will continue working to ensure that the benefits of positive internet freedom legislation don’t stop there. Here’s what we’ve got: VICTORY! YOUR RIGHT TO REPAIR Californians: your right to repair is now law. Thanks to an advocacy coalition led by CALPIRG (California Public Interest Research Groups), individuals and independent repair shops will have more access to the materials and information they need to fix their electronics and appliances. This follows a wave of [encouraging right to repair laws]( across the U.S.! [Read more about what the new law does here.]( VICTORY! FIGHTING DATA BROKERS The new CA Delete Act will [hold data brokers accountable]( and give us needed control over our data by making it easier to exercise our privacy rights. The Act also requires data brokers to report a broader set of information about what information they collect on consumers, and strengthens enforcement mechanisms against data brokers who fail to comply. [Read more about what the new law does here.]( The fight isn’t over yet! Let’s keep up the momentum and make sure that technology users everywhere can benefit from strong, commonsense protections. See where you might be able to help out: - [EFF Action Center]() - [Volunteer]( - [Join EFF]( Thank you to every person who has stood with EFF’s engineers, lawyers, and advocates. Together we can cultivate tech’s future for the users. For your rights online, Hayley Tsukayama EFF Associate Director of Legislative Activism [Donate]( About EFF The Electronic Frontier Foundation is the leading nonprofit defending online civil liberties. We promote digital innovation, defend free speech, fight illegal surveillance, and protect rights and freedoms for all as our use of technology grows. Find out more at [](. This newsletter is printed from 100% recycled electrons. EFF appreciates your support and respects your [privacy](. [Unsubscribe or change your email preferences]( or [opt out of all EFF email]( 815 Eddy Street San Francisco, CA 94109-7701 United States