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Alastair Mactaggart used his wealth and developer position to push privacy ballot initiatives, and now he's on the board of the agency enforcing the law.

John Pelissero, who studies government ethics at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, said the appointment likely is legal and not a direct conflict of interest. But he said it would be “prudent” for Mactaggart to remove himself from his organization, Californians for Consumer Privacy, to avoid a perception of bias.

John Pelissero, senior scholar, government ethics, quoted by Bloomberg Law.