AB 364: Stop Foreign Governments from Accessing Californians’ Sensitive Personal Information Act
on April 16, 2025
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This bill enacts the Stop Foreign Governments from Accessing Californians’ Sensitive Personal Information Act which would require a business to disclose to a consumer if the business intends to maintain the consumer’s personal information outside of the United States. It does the following:
prohibits a business from maintaining a consumer’s personal information outside of the United States unless, among other things, the consumer explicitly consented to the business maintaining the consumer’s personal information outside of the United States.
prohibits a business from maintaining personal information that is health care information, financial information, or geolocation data in the custody of a foreign government or a third party that is owned or controlled by a foreign government.
furthers the purposes and intent of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020.
More specifically,
A business shall not maintain a consumer’s personal information outside of the United States unless all of the following are true:
The business has informed the consumer of potential risks associated with the business maintaining the consumer’s personal information outside of the United States.
The consumer explicitly consented to the business maintaining the consumer’s personal information outside of the United States.
The personal information is not health care information, financial information, or geolocation data.
Overall the bill states:
A business shall not maintain personal information that is health care information, financial information, or geolocation data in the custody of a foreign government or a third party that is owned or controlled by a foreign government.
To read Assembly Bill 364 in its entirety, visit leginfo.legislature.ca.gov.
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