Despite growing demand from US citizens for privacy protections, the federal government has failed repeatedly to enact basic privacy laws. However, one US state – California – has led the charge on privacy and passed regulations that have benefited people outside the state. Today I’ll speak with Ernesto Falcon who is currently running for California State Senate in District 7. He has decades of experience in public policy, particularly in the realm of privacy rights, both in politics and with the Electronic Frontier Foundation. We’ll talk about how the legislative sausage is made, why we can’t seem to pass privacy regulations, how lobbyists influence policy, and much more.

Disclaimer: Views, opinions, or statements expressed are solely those of the candidate and not of his employer at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.

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