California Passes Law , Forbidding Companies From Complying , With Anti-Abortion Warrants.br On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed br a new law forbidding California-based businesses from handing br over the personal information of abortion seekers.br On September 27, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed br a new law forbidding California-based businesses from handing br over the personal information of abortion seekers.br CNN reports that the law prohibits sharing geolocation data, search histories and other personal information br in response to out-of-state search warrants.br The law also stops companies in the state from complying br with out-of-state law enforcement requests related br to abortion, including wiretaps and subpoenas.br The law also stops companies in the state from complying br with out-of-state law enforcement requests related br to abortion, including wiretaps and subpoenas.br With the world's most powerful br tech companies under its jurisdiction, br California wields immense power as a state.br According to CNN, this is the most recent br example of California using that powerbr to influence policy at a national level. .br The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta br and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as br the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.br The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta br and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as br the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.br The new law puts businesses, including Google, Meta br and Uber, in the difficult position of choosing sides, as br the law contradicts the anti-abortion laws of other states.br This is an important new area, this br contest between anti-choice legal br process and pro-choice blocking statutes,br and it is a matter that could work its way br up the courts to the highest court, Adam Schwartz, senior staff attorney br at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, via CNN.br Chamber of Progress, a tech trade group, br warns that the new law may put tech br companies between a rock and a hard place.br Red states and blue states are at war over br abortion, and online platforms are caught br in the crossfire.