With the election of current California Attorney General Kamala Harris to the U.S. Senate, Governor Jerry Brown was tasked with appointing her replacement. On December 1, he announced that his pick is U.S. Representative Xavier Becerra, head of the House Democratic caucus.

Becerra was first elected to the House in 1992 and has also served

California Attorney General Kamala Harris is enlisting new enforcers in her efforts to get companies to comply with the state’s privacy policy requirements: members of the public.

On October 14, Harris released an online form enabling consumers to report websites, mobile applications, and other online services that are violating the California Online Privacy Protection Act