By Xu Yuan and Mike Swift ( June 2, 2025, 22:59 GMT | Comment) -- Digitalization has made the world’s economy so dependent on personal data, it isn't uncommon for people to just throw up their hands and surrender their privacy. It is “a never-ending set of chores,” said Tom Kemp, the new executive director of California’s privacy agency, quoting privacy expert Daniel Solove. Kemp, who’s been in the top job at the California Privacy Protection Agency for two months, wants to change that.Digitalization has made the world’s economy so dependent on personal data, it isn't uncommon for people to just throw up their hands and surrender their privacy. It is “a never-ending set of chores,” said Tom Kemp, the new executive director of California’s privacy agency, quoting privacy expert Daniel Solove. ...
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