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California Set to Pass Financial Privacy Bill

Banks and insurance companies have dropped their opposition to a California privacy bill that will provide state residents with the highest level of financial privacy protection in the U.S. The agreement comes with the condition that the bills be passed by both houses of the Legislature by Tuesday.

Groups, lawmakers cut financial privacy deal Sacramento Bee, August 15, 2003