A proposed California ballot measure that would provide consumers with increased data privacy rights is the passion project of an unlikely trio: Rick Arney, a finance industry executive, left; Alastair Mactaggart, a 51-year-old real estate developer, center; and Mary Stone Ross, a former Central Intelligence Agency analyst.

Silicon Valley Faces Regulatory Fight on Its Home Turf

A ballot measure brought by a real estate developer, a former C.I.A. analyst and a finance executive would create tough data privacy laws.

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