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“Selfie” Protections Among Hundreds of New California Laws (nbcbayarea.com)
14 points by lxm on Dec 30, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 4 comments



> ...victims whose private images were posted online will be able to sue perpetrators in court using a pseudonym, allowing for the recovery of damages via a civil suit without disclosing a name.

Apparently, they get around the 6th amendment (giving the accused the right to confront witnesses against them) by making this a civil case instead of a criminal one.

Also, the original source is an SFGate article which has a longer list of laws[1]. Controversial ones include changing the standard for sexual consent on college campuses (yes means yes) and driver's licenses for illegal immigrants.

1. http://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/California-readies-fo...


You knowing your accuser is different from everyone knowing the accuser as part of public record.


I'm more/also interested in the note about paid sick leave.

For a Californian out there -- is the state going to directly provide this benefit, or is it a requirement of the employer? I can't imagine a state agency being able to efficiently manage providing it but the article isn't clear.





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