Can someone explain to an outsider why this guy kept getting heralded as the next great Democrat leader? Every single thing I've read about him has been "Newsom deploys extra orphan crushing machines" and other nakedly Republican policies. Does he just have a huge bot farm working for him or something?

Fuck this guy.

If he joined Trumps cabinet tomorrow I would not be surprised in the least.

And there are still people thinking this corrupt asshole would be a good US President.

he's really cashing out at the end of his career isnt he. What a traitorous arsehole. People like him are why the democratic party is on the rocks.

I'm never fucking voting for this man. Look at me neolibs, never. If you want to lose the next election pick this fucker. It'll be your fucking choice.

Just another corpo cuck who grandstands about "the good fight" or whatever on socials

So, he basically signs a bunch of new laws protecting private data, but because he did not sign one particular proposition, evil incarnate? People realize that this "vetoed" law is not one that existed, but a proposition for a law ... right? You should still have control of how your data is shared.

It's not ideal, but seriously, man it's so easy to make people on Lemmy shoot themselves on the foot. People here will jump at anything to demonize if you even think of voting against Trump here even though he clearly is literally open corruption and the complete corrosion of the rule of law. Anything that diverts from the complete ideal is an excuse for the most corrupt administration to continue in power.

Newsom, in his veto letter to the legislature, said he was supportive of “protecting sensitive personal information of Californians,” but that a “categorical ban on sharing that information goes a step too far.” 

The governor pointed to existing state laws that require businesses to give consumers the option to limit sharing their information and budget constraints that would hinder implementing and enforcing the law. 

Newsom also signed a handful of other bills strengthening the state’s privacy rules:

• SB 923 expands the scope of the California Consumer Privacy Act to require businesses to delete all personal information they have on a consumer upon request, not just data collected directly from the consumer. Online-only businesses will be required to provide a webform or portal for deletion requests.

• AB 883 shortens the time with which data brokers must comply with a data deletion request from 45 to 30 days. It requires elected officials and judges receive information on how to access the deletion mechanism, known as DROP, to protect their information. 

Other data privacy laws still awaiting Newsom’s signature or veto include: 

• SB 690 would remove the private right to action for alleged violations under a wiretapping law, allowing just the state attorney general to pursue such legal challenges. 

• AB 2561 would prohibit an operating system or application from re-adjusting a user’s privacy setting without consent.

Not as bad as a Republican can still be reay fucking bad.

Scumbag, loser, pathetic.

Gruesome Newsom strikes again

Scum