Who We Are
Tech Oversight California is an advocacy organization that brings together policy, organizing, and communications experts to champion policy for tech accountability in Sacramento to foster a safer and healthier internet for all Californians.
What We Do
We coordinate and collaborate with organizations across California to engage and mobilize policymakers and the public towards meaningful tech policy reforms that address Big Tech’s toxic business model and provide powerful online protections for Californians.
What We’re Fighting For
Privacy
Strong data protections for all Californians.
Safety
Default settings and designs for safety online in California.
Competition
Fair competition for all businesses online in California.
“Sacramento has the power to rein in Big Tech’s worst excesses, and as Tech Oversight California shines a new spotlight on these abuses and strengthens our fight for solutions, I’m optimistic that we can build a digital economy that works for all Californians.”
Hannah-Beth Jackson
Former California State Senator
Recent News
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Californians Need Stronger Personal Data Protections
There are actions state leaders can take now to blunt the threat of mass surveillance and criminalization of people who live, work, or travel to our state. I spent years working to protect Californians’ rights to privacy as a California legislator, so I know there’s more that Governor Newsom and the Legislature can do —…
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California Shuts Down Data Broker for Failing to Register
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on Thursday announced that a data broker must shut down its business for three years for failing to comply with the state’s Delete Act, which requires certain brokers to register with the state. The requirement that the company, Background Alert, close its doors for failing to register is unprecedented.…
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California Legislature Mulls $100 Million Antitrust Penalty
California lawmakers are proposing to ratchet up the maximum criminal penalties for companies that violate the state’s antitrust law from $1 million to $100 million. A bill (SB 763) filed in the state Senate on Friday would strengthen California’s Cartwright Act, the more than 100-year-old law the state’s attorney general has used to sue companies…