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EQUIPEngadget · 56m ago

Newsom vetoes smart glasses privacy bill

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California Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation aimed at regulating privacy standards for smart glasses. The governor cited the bill's overbroad language as the primary justification for blocking the measure.

  • 01Governor Newsom rejected the smart glasses privacy bill due to excessively broad regulatory language
  • 02The veto prevents immediate implementation of new hardware privacy requirements for wearable devices
  • 03Current legislative efforts to regulate smart glasses data collection face significant executive pushback

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The language of the bill was overbroad, in Newsom's opinion.