Lawmakers in California are continuing to speed ahead of the federal government in writing legislation to address privacy concerns.

The roundtable coincides with an announcement from the CFPB that it will be issuing proposed rules reining in data brokers.

The bill may ultimately be included in a larger surveillance reform package aimed at reforming Section 702.

Lawmakers also raised concerns about how data brokers sell Americans' health data, including mental health and reproductive information.

To settle the complaint, BetterHelp has agreed to pay $7.8 million to partially refund consumers whose data has been compromised.

Many abortion rights advocates say the ease of finding their personal information online from data brokers puts them at risk.

The lawsuit against Kochava follows a Biden administration request that the agency use its authorities to protect reproductive privacy.

Public records and reporting has revealed that federal agencies have spent millions of dollars on contracts with massive data brokers.

The latest version of the legislation still leaves loopholes for abuses of data including reproductive health data.

Data collected by tech companies could be used to prosecute abortion seekers, they warn.