California has passed three new bills designed to boost privacy for internet users, governor Gavin Newsom’s office announced. The biggest one, AB 566, builds on a 2018 law by requiring web browsers to let users universally opt-out of allowing third parties to sell their data.
The original California Consumer Privacy Act from 2018 only let Californians opt out third-party data sharing one site at a time. However, AB 566 signed into law yesterday by Newsom requires web browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Safari to allow users to opt out of all third-party tracking with a single setting. ”This law will help people protect their personal data by allowing them to simply switch a toggle that tells businesses they can’t sell or share it,” saidConsumer Reports policy analyst Matt Schwartz.
Källa: California just passed three bills to boost internet privacy
