The Center for Democracy and Technology has joined with civil society partners to oppose California’s SB 690, which would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to retroactively remove private rights of action against companies using pen registries to track individuals. While we appreciate the work done by the sponsors of the bill to narrow the scope of the bill, we are concerned that this roll-back is being expanded in a way that significantly removes the ability of Californians to ensure that they are not being spied upon. We urge the California legislature to work to keep any reforms narrowly targeted, and failing that, abandon this bill and maintain current protections.