US EditionGoogle Kept Its Lobbying on This Privacy Bill Super, Super Quiet – The Markup
Google has spent nearly $700,000 lobbying against California's AB 566, leveraging small business concerns to protect its online advertising revenue and data-sharing practices.
- Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal authored AB 566, a California bill requiring browsers to let users block sharing personal data with third parties.
- Google quietly opposed AB 566, orchestrating opposition by mobilizing small businesses through email outreach without publicly stating its position.
- This behind-the-scenes campaign used the Connected Commerce Council, a Google-backed lobbying group, which circulated a petition opposing AB 566.
- This year, Google disclosed spending nearly $700,000 on lobbying efforts directed at state lawmakers concerning AB 566 and related legislation, including nearly $100,000 paid to the California Chamber of Commerce for its lobbying activities.
- The campaign reveals how Google combines traditional lobbying and user mobilization to preserve its online advertising dominance, though its full influence remains difficult to trace.
13 Articles
13 Articles
Google kept its lobbying on this privacy bill super, super quiet – The Markup
Google organized business owners against California legislation to force its Chrome web browser to safeguard personal data. Photo by Jeff Chiu, AP Photo In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an email list that Hopkins and other small busi…
East Bay Times
Google wasn’t against this California privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
By Khari Johnson and Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to an email list that Hopkins and other small business owners were subscribed to. Google’s request: To sign a petition opposing Assembly Bill 566, which woul…
pleasantonweekly.com
Google wasn’t against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In April, Rhode Island resident Navah Hopkins received a plea for her help to defeat legislation thousands of miles away in California. The ask came from Google, maker of the world’s most used web browser, Chrome. The tech giant sent a message to […] The post Google wasn’t against this privacy bill, officially. Behind the scenes, it orchestrated opposition appeare…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 75% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
