Uber kicked in $50,000. Technology companies are opposing the California Consumer Privacy Act , which was mostly proposed by property developer Alastair Mactaggart after he overheard a Google engineer say the public would be frightened if they knew how much data the company holds on them . The act requires companies to share information they collect about people including search and targeted personal data . Technology companies have made substantial contributions to a group campaigning against the act , according to The Guardian . Apple and Microsoft contributed $ 195,000 , Uber gave $ 50,000 , while Facebook and Google gave $ 200,000 each . Facebook has since said it no longer supports the act .
Technology companies are opposing the California Consumer Privacy Act , which was mostly proposed by property developer Alastair Mactaggart after he overheard a Google engineer say the public would be frightened if they knew how much data the company holds on them . The act requires companies to share information they collect about people including search and targeted personal data . Technology companies have made substantial contributions to a group campaigning against the act , according to The Guardian . Apple and Microsoft contributed $ 195,000 , Uber gave $ 50,000 , while Facebook and Google gave $ 200,000 each . Facebook has since said it no longer supports the act .