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advisedwangtoday at 3:43 AM0 repliesview on HN

In CA websites are already required to respect the opt-out setting implemented in the Global Privacy Control [1] extension. It's basically the same thing as do-not-track but starting from a clean slate so that the meaning of the setting in law is clearly defined.

This bill basically allows the regulator to make sure everyone in CA gets this extension automatically.

[1] https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa/gpc