[old republic]

So an "invasion of privacy" doesn't hold. But this can only apply to newly-convicted offenders because it can't be ex post facto.

California has an explicit right of privacy written into its state constitution, which raises questions concerning this bill's legality.

ARTICLE 1 DECLARATION OF RIGHTS

SECTION 1. All people are by nature free and independent and have inalienable rights. Among these are enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing, and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety, happiness, and privacy.

[AmishDude]

Perhaps (although I cannot believe that section 1 applies to convicts, as they are deprived of property and liberty when incarcerated, so privacy would go as well) but these legal experts were not refering to the CA constitution as far as I can tell.