California § 1798.1 - The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 1798.1 — The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1798.1. The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental
The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental right protected by Section 1 of Article I of the Constitution of California and by the United States Constitution and that all individuals have a right of privacy in information pertaining to them. The Legislature further makes the following findings: (a) The right to privacy is being threatened by the indiscriminate collection, maintenance, and dissemination of personal information and the lack of effective laws and legal remedies. (b) The increasing use of computers and other sophisticated information technology has greatly magnified the potential risk to individual privacy that can occur from the maintenance of personal information. (c) In order to protect the privacy of individuals, it is necessary that the maintenance and dissemination of personal information be subject to strict limits.
Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About California § 1798.1
What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1798.1 cover?
Section 1798.1 ("The Legislature declares that the right to privacy is a personal and fundamental") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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