In an article for The New York Times Magazine, Nicholas Confessore writes on how Alastair Mactaggart, a real estate developer turned data privacy advocate, introduced the California ballot initiative and the quick but involved work behind the passing of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018. Highlighting the difficulties and divide among privacy advocates on the language of Mactaggart’s initiative, Confessore also draws upon the unrest among tech industry leaders. “It felt like a moment — people didn’t want to be on the wrong side of this issue,” Mactaggart said. “Everyone who could have blocked it didn’t. When the system wants to work, it can.” Editor's Note: Alastair Mactaggart will be a keynote speaker at the Privacy. Security. Risk. conference in Austin, Texas.
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