California enacts law to protect brain data
San Francisco (AFP) Sept 30, 2024
A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices. Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed into law a bill amending the California Consumer Privacy Act, the state's spin on the GDPR in Europe, to classify "neural data" as protected personal information along the lines of precise geolocation, genetics and biometrics.
A new California law extends consumer privacy protection to brainwave data gathered by implants or wearable devices. Governor Gavin Newsom over the weekend signed into law a bill amending the California Consumer Privacy Act, the state's spin on the GDPR in Europe, to classify "neural data" as protected personal information along the lines of precise geolocation, genetics and biometrics.