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This bill requires Web browsers to have an easy-to-find (and use) setting for consumers to send an opt-out preference signal by default to every site and app they interact with.

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[–] laurelraven@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 months ago

Not to mention, the GDPR has teeth... I don't know if ignoring the opt out would be a GDPR violation, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised.

And while the laws aren't remotely in the same jurisdiction, no browser is going to provide a different version just for California, so European users will likely get this as well.