Sacramento Watch: Social Snooping and Mobile Privacy

Governor Brown Signs Social Media Snooping Law California Governor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1844 (Campos) and Senate Bill 1349 (Yee) which prohibit prohibit universities and employers from requiring that applicants give up their email or social media account passwords. “The Golden State is pioneering the social media revolution and these laws will protect all Californians from…

Top Story: Amazon Near Deal on Cal. Sales Tax

STATE OF LIMBO Amazon Near Deal on California Sales Tax Amazon has countered California’s passage of the so-called Amazon tax by terminating its in-state affiliates and doing an end-run around Sacramento by seeking to qualify a proposition to repeal the new law for the November ballot.  Sacramento responded by seeking to repeal and reenact the…

CALIFORNIA ADOPTS AMAZON TAX!

Amazon Tax 101 WHAT IS THE AMAZON TAX? The Supreme Court has adopted a bright-line rule for determining the extent to which a state may tax out of state businesses based on the Due Process and Commerce Clause of the Constitution — which put simply is if you have a physical presence in a state…