*By Mike Teich*
A sweeping data privacy bill has been approved in California, but it may be too late for internet users to protect their information, said former National Counterterrorism Center officer Dave White.
"You have to consider yourself compromised," he said. "You’ve already given your data away."
Experts are calling it the nation's most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data. Under the law, customers can request what personal data companies have collected and what third parties have received it.
The passing of the historical bill didn't come without criticism. The ACLU of Northern California said the legislation falls "woefully short" in defending individuals' rights.
"It's a great first step," White said. However, “it doesn’t go far enough."
Companies that collect user data, from Amazon to Microsoft to Uber, lobbied aggressively against the law, pouring millions into a [opposition campaigns](https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/15/17468292/amazon-microsoft-uber-california-consumer-privacy-act).
But consumer advocates called it a milestone victory. "Today was a [huge win](http://money.cnn.com/2018/06/28/technology/california-consumer-privacy-act/index.html) and gives consumer privacy advocates a blueprint for success," James P. Steyer, CEO and founder of Common Sense Media. "We look forward to working together with lawmakers across the nation to ensure robust data privacy protections for all Americans."
For full interview, [click here](https://cheddar.com/videos/california-passes-historic-privacy-bill).
The video game has become such a cultural phenomenon that even rapper Drake has jumped on the bandwagon. Why? "It's like Hunger Games," says Brandon Davis, Special Assignment Producer at ComicBook.com.
Paul Kermizian, the co-founder of the popular arcade bar, used to collect vintage games as a hobby. By combining that passion with his love of craft beer, he created a multi-location business.
Paul Kermizian, co-founder of the popular Barcade, says vintage games are like a "work of art." The arcade/bar combines 80s games, like Street Fighter and Pacman, with craft beer.
Despite Uber's fatal self-driving car crash last week, the rival ride-hailing app is not slowing down tests of its own autonomous programs, said CBO David Baga. The accident was the first involving a driverless car, which forced Uber to suspend trials of its program.
Messaging app Telegram has raised an additional $850 million for its initial coin offering, according to documents filed with SEC on Thursday. The funding means that Telegram has raised a total of $1.7 billion to date for its ICO.
Jaguar's Product Planning Manager Dave Larsen pointed out that Waymo's software would have avoided the fatal crash by one of Uber's self-driving cars last week in Tempe, Ariz. Recently, reports have emerged that Uber's self-driving car tests were falling far behind rival Waymo's long before that crash.
While the technology is almost there, legislation may be the reason a fully autonomous society is pushed back. Dave Larsen, Jaguar's U.S. Product Planning Manager, says it'll take about 20 years.
President Trump called out Amazon in an early morning tweet Thursday, saying he's concerned the company pays "little or no taxes." This follows reports that the president wants to go after Amazon. Immediately following these reports, Amazon stock tanked, losing billions of dollars in market cap. This is not the first time Trump has attacked Amazon.
Facebook is making changes to its data-sharing practices in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The social media company announced late Wednesday that it would stop sharing user information with third-party data firms. This strategy has been at the core of Facebook's business for the past few years.
Bryan Cranston, star of the hit show "Breaking Bad," joins us to talk about this new project. He's the co-creator of "The Dangerous Book for Boys," a new TV series which will stream on Amazon Prime. Fans won't see him on camera, but they will see actress Erinn Hayes. Cranston and Hayes tell us what to expect from the family-friendly show. It premieres on Amazon this Friday, March 30th.
Later this year, Jaguar will provide Waymo with its first I-Pace electric vehicle. It will then be fitted with self-driving tech and begin testing, says Dave Larsen, Jaguar's U.S. Product Planning Manager. The two companies hope to roll out about 20,000 autonomous vehicles by 2020.
By growing so quickly and with such scale, the cryptocurrency market almost brought the investigation by the SEC on itself. "[It] is a situation that regulations cannot ignore," says Paul Vigna, reporter at the Wall Street Journal and author of "The Truth Machine."
