# Reflecting on Digital Rights Wins and Losses in Sacramento

- Type: News
- Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Date: 2026-11-05
- Original: https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2026/11/reflecting-digital-rights-wins-and-losses-sacramento
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/607860
- Topics: Right to Explanation, Monitoring, Automated Decision-Making, Profiling, Artificial Intelligence, Social Media

## Summary

California’s 2026 legislative session has officially adjourned and it’s time to reflect on the wins and losses that have shaped Californians’ digital rights landscape this year. This was the second year of a two-year legislative session, which meant several bills resumed their legislative paths from 2025. EFF monitored nearly 100 bills in the state over the two-year session. These included proposed regulations on 3D printers, access to social media platforms, police, commercial, and workplace su

## Full text

California’s 2026 legislative session has officially adjourned and it’s time to reflect on the wins and losses that have shaped Californians’ digital rights landscape this year. This was the second year of a two-year legislative session, which meant several bills resumed their legislative paths from 2025. EFF monitored nearly 100 bills in the state over the two-year session. These included proposed regulations on 3D printers, access to social media platforms, police, commercial, and workplace surveillance practices, AI, and other privacy concerns. While we saw some victories, alarming developments also raised serious concerns about the future of privacy protection in the state. Celebrating Wins Use of automated decision-making and surveillance in the workplace Governor Newsom signed vital protections on the use of automated decision-making in the workplace and workplace surveillance tools, specifically No Robo Bosses (SB 947) and AB 1883. Championed by our labor partners, SB 947 limits

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