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Read. Follow. Verify.California AB 322 requires businesses to provide notice and limit retention of precise geolocation data
Record date · August 13, 2026
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires businesses to display a prominent notice when collecting information and prohibits them from keeping that data longer than necessary to provide requested services or one year after a consumer's last interaction. It expands consumer protections under the California Consumer Privacy Act by mandating transparency about how location data is processed and used.
Residents will gain more control over their location privacy, as businesses must now explicitly disclose why they are tracking them and are legally required to delete that sensitive data after a set timeframe.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
California consumers
Consumers receive new notice requirements and data retention protections regarding their location information.
Businesses collecting precise geolocation information
Businesses must update their data collection notices and implement new deletion protocols for geolocation data.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is considered 'precise geolocation information'?
How long can a business keep my location data under this bill?
What else do you want to know?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently filed. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Committee.
Version history
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Full breakdown
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Discoveries
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Mandatory Data Purging
The bill shifts from general 'limitation' of data use to a specific, time-bound mandate for data deletion.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance85How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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