Disruption

State-of-the-art new law empowers consumers to limit online tracking

Supporters hope the California measure is soon introduced in other states.
This photo shows the Safari app on an iPad. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

California consumers will have an easier time opting out of targeted advertising under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), who vetoed a similar bill last year. 

The California Opt Me Out Act from Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal (D) requires web browsers to allow users to send a generalized “opt-out preference signal” that tells websites they don’t want to be tracked.

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