Fact · Voice privacy and security
The CCPA lists as sensitive personal information the processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The processing of biometric information for the purpose of uniquely identifying a consumer.”
California Civil Code section 1798.140 (CCPA definitions), California Legislature, via california.public.law, 2018, Section 1798.140, sensitive personal information, paragraph (2)(A).
Open the original- What it measures
- The sensitive category is narrower than the biometric definition. It turns on the purpose: identification of a specific consumer. Transcribing words is a different purpose.
- What it does not show
- Subsection letters change with amendments; the paragraph reference is to the text we read. Whether a given tool is identifying a speaker is a factual question for each product.