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The Office assists individuals with identity theft and other privacy-related concerns, provides consumer education and information on privacy issues, coordinates with local, state and federal law enforcement on identity theft investigations, and recommends policies and practices that protect individual privacy rights.
Privacy Laws and Regulations
Constitutional Right to Privacy - California Constitution
Article 1, section 1
Office of Information Security & Privacy Protection
Cal. Govt. Code §§ 11549 - 11549.4
Cal. Govt. Code §§ 11549.5 - 11549.10
Automobile "Black Boxes"
Cal. Veh. Code § 9951
Bank Account Numbers, Reuse
Cal. Fin. Code § 4100
Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies Act
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.1 - 1785.6
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.10 - 1785.19.5
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.20 - 1785.22
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.25 - 1785.26
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.30 - 1785.36
Consumer Privacy Act 2018
Cal. Cons. Priv. Code §§ 1798.100 - 1798.198
Court Records: Protection of Victim and Witness Information
Cal. Penal Code § 964
Credit Card Address Change
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.06
Credit Card/Telephone Service Address Change
Cal. Civ. Code § 1799.1b
Credit Card or Check Payment
Cal. Civ. Code § 1725
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.08
Credit Card Full Disclosure Act
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1748.10 - 1748.12
Credit/Debit Card Number Truncation
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.09
Credit Card "Skimmers"
Cal. Penal Code § 502.6
Credit Cards, Substitutes
Cal. Civ. Code § 1747.05
Destruction of Customer Records
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.80 - 1798.81 and 1798.84
Domestic Violence Victim Privacy
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.79.8 et seq.
Driver's License Information Confidentiality
Cal. Veh. Code §§ 1808-1821
Driver's License Information, Scanning or "Swiping"
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.90.1
Electronic Eavesdropping
Cal. Penal Code §§ 630-638
Electronic Surveillance in Rental Cars
Cal. Civ. Code § 1936
Employment of Offenders
Cal. Penal Code § 4017.1
Cal. Penal Code § 5071
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 219.5
Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1788 - 1788.3
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1788.10 - 1788.18
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1788.20 - 1788.22
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1788.30 - 1788.33
Financial Information Privacy Act
Cal. Fin. Code §§ 4050 - 4060
Information Practices Act of 1977
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798 - 1798.1
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.3
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.14 - 1798.23
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.24 - 1798.24b
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.25 - 1798.29
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.30 - 1798.44
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.45 - 1798.53
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.55 - 1798.57
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.60 - 1798.69
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.70 - 1798.78
Information-Sharing Disclosure, "Shine the Light"
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.83 - 1798.84
Insurance Information and Privacy Protection Act
Cal. Ins. Code §§ 791 - 791.29
Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1786 - 1786.2
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1786.10 - 1786.40
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1786.50 - 1786.60
Library Records, Confidentiality
Cal. Gov't Code §§ 6254, 6267
Cal. Gov't Code §§ 6276.28
Marketing to State University Alumni
Cal. Educ. Code §§ 89090-89090.5
Cal. Educ. Code § 92630
Marriage Licenses, Addresses
Cal. Fam. Code § 351.5
Motor Vehicle Dealer Data Access
Cal. Veh. Code §§ 11713.3 and 11713.25
Public Records Act
Cal. Gov't Code §§ 6250-6268
Research Use of Personal Information
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.24
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 10850
Security Breach Notice
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.29
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.82, 1798.84
Security of Personal Information
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.81.5
Social Security Number Confidentiality
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.85-1798.86
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1785.11.1, 1785.11.6
Social Security Number Confidentiality in Family Court Records
Cal. Fam. Code § 2024.5
Social Security Number Truncation on Pay Stubs
Cal. Lab. Code § 226
State Agency Privacy Policies
Cal. Gov't Code § 11019.9
Supermarket Club Card Act
Cal. Civ. Code § 1749.60 et seq.
Telecommunications Customer Privacy
Cal. Pub. Util. Code §§ 2891-2894.10
Telephone Record "Pretexting"
Cal. Penal Code § 638
Veterans' Discharge Papers, Notice of Public Record Status
Cal. Gov't Code § 27337
Voter Privacy
Cal. Elec. Code § 2194
Cal. Elec. Code § 8105
Cal. Elec. Code §§ 8202, 8204
Cal. Elec. Code § 2166.7
Cal. Elec. Code § 8023
Cal. Gov't Code § 6254.24
Warranty Cards
Cal. Civ. Code § 1793.1
Wireless Network Security
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22948.5-22948.7
Birth and Death Certificate Access
See §§ 103525, 103525.5, 103526, 103526.5, 103527, and 103528
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 103525-103595
Birth and Death Record Indices
See §§ 102230, 102231 and 102232
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 102175-102249
Legal and Civil Rights of Persons Involuntarily Detained
See § 5328
Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5325-5337
Medical Information, Collection for Direct Marketing Purposes
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.91
Medical Information Confidentiality
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56-56.07
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.10-56.16
Cal. Civ. Code § 56.17
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.20-56.245
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.25
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.26-56.265
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.27-56.31
Cal. Civ. Code §§ 56.35-56.37
Mandated Blood Testing and Confidentiality to Protect Public Health
Cal. Health & Safety Code §§ 120975-121020
Patient Access to Health Records
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123110 et seq.
Consolidation of Identity Theft Cases
Cal. Penal Code § 786
Criminal Profiteering and Identity Theft
Cal. Penal Code § 186.2
Debt Collection: Identity Theft Victim Rights, Individuals and Businesses
Cal. Civ. Code § 1788.2
Cal. Civ. Code § 1788.18
Document Making Devices and Identity Theft
Cal. Penal Code § 483.5
Financial Crime Surveillance Photos and Video
Cal. Gov't Code § 7480
Identity Theft Crime Statistics
Cal. Penal Code § 13012.6
Identity Theft: Victim Access to Records on Fraudulent Transactions or Accounts
Cal. Civ. Code § 1748.95
Cal. Fin. Code § 4002
Cal. Fin. Code § 22470
Identity Theft
Cal. Penal Code §§ 530.5-530.8
Identity Theft Conspiracy/DMV
Cal. Penal Code § 182
Cal. Penal Code § 529.7
Identity Theft: Records in "Criminal" Identity Theft
Cal. Penal Code §§ 853.5-853.6
Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40303, 40305, 40305.5
Cal. Veh. Code §§ 40500, 40504
Identity Theft Victim's Rights Against Claimants
Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.92-1798.97
Search Warrant
Cal. Penal Code § 1524 - 1542.5
Statute of Limitations
Cal. Penal Code § 803
Anti-Phishing Act of 2005
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22948-22948.3
Computer Spyware
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 22947 et seq.
Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22575-22579
Personal Information Collected on Internet
Cal. Gov't Code § 11015.5
Public Officials, Online Privacy
Cal. Gov't Code § 6254.21
Reproductive Health Care, Online Privacy
Cal. Gov't Code § 6218 et seq.
Spam Laws
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17529 et seq.
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17538.45
Telemarketing: State do-not-call list
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 17590-17594
Unsolicited Cell Phone/Pager Text Ads
Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 17538.41
Cellular Telephone Number Directory
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 2891.1
Financial Information Privacy Act
Division 1.4 Cal. Fin. Code §§ 4050-4060
Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.81 Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.83-1798.84
Division 8, Chapter 22 Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 22575-22579
Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.81 Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.81.5
Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.3A Cal. Civ. Code § 1748.12
California Affiliate Sharing Rule (SB 1)
ABA v. Lockyer - On September 4, 2008, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that the affiliate sharing provision under the California Financial Information Privacy Act ("SB1") is not preempted by the FACT Act amendments to the federal FCRA. The Eastern District of California previously ruled that no portion of the SB1 affiliate sharing provision survives FACT Act preemption and even if some applications could be saved, they cannot be severed from the remainder of the statute. Reversing the district court's decision, the Ninth Circuit noted that the state legislature would prefer a narrowed version of the provision to none at all. The matter was remanded back to the trial court without instructions.
Guidance
Attorney General - Mobile Privacy Recommendations (January 2013)
Office of Privacy Protection - Business Privacy Handbook (April 2008)
Office of Privacy Protection - Recommended Practices for Security Breach Notification (January 2012)
Office of Privacy Protection - Recommended Practices for Information-Sharing Disclosures and Privacy Policies (April 2008)
Office of Privacy Protection - Recommended Practices for Protecting Social Security Numbers (April 2008)

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European Court of Human Rights on Employee Monitoring – EU Member States' Approach Remains Unchanged (1/25/2016)

California Appellate Court Requires Actual Viewing of Confidential Information in Data Breach Case Under the California Medical Information Act (7/24/2014)

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Decision from Northern District of California Addresses Scope of VPPA Coverage in the Online Context (5/1/2014)

Calif. Case Limits Health Care Data Breach Claims (Law360; 12/2/2013)

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California Requires Notice for Breaches Involving User Names and Passwords (10/1/2013)

California Mandates 'Delete Button' and Restricts Certain Online Advertising to Minors (9/27/2013)

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A Consumer Protection Ruling That Actually Protects Consumers: Fraud Prevention Allowed Under California's Song-Beverly Act (6/26/2013)

California Supreme Court Holds Online Purchases of Electronically Downloadable Products Outside Scope of Song-Beverly Act [and include under US/State Court Cases] (2/5/2013)

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