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SoCal Matters
New Law Requires Web Browsers to Stop Data Sharing with One Click
Season 2025
Episode 505
A new state law requires web browsers to add an opt-out signal that tells sites not to sell or share user data. Backers say it automates privacy choices and could become the new standard. Some tech firms quietly opposed the bill.
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