Recently signed California law that amends that state's Consumer Privacy Act to require web browsers to ease data sharing opt-outs beginning 2027 was noted by experts to potentially advance the availability of a turnkey tool for refusing data sharing nationwide, according to The Record, a news site by cybersecurity firm Recorded Future.
With a dozen states mandating that data sharing be stopped once customers opt out, it would be ultimately advantageous for web browsing firms to universally implement the tool instead of adopting multiple browser versions, said California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Tom Kemp, who sponsored the bill.
"If they deny Californians who are traveling or even in state and using a VPN [the ability to send a universal opt-out signal] they run the risk of an enforcement action," Kemp said.
Similar sentiments have been expressed by California Rep. Josh Lowenthal, who unveiled the legislation. "The language is very clear that it affects all California residents, wherever they are, and that's not something that [the browser companies] truly fought against," Lowenthal added.
With a dozen states mandating that data sharing be stopped once customers opt out, it would be ultimately advantageous for web browsing firms to universally implement the tool instead of adopting multiple browser versions, said California Privacy Protection Agency Executive Director Tom Kemp, who sponsored the bill.
"If they deny Californians who are traveling or even in state and using a VPN [the ability to send a universal opt-out signal] they run the risk of an enforcement action," Kemp said.
Similar sentiments have been expressed by California Rep. Josh Lowenthal, who unveiled the legislation. "The language is very clear that it affects all California residents, wherever they are, and that's not something that [the browser companies] truly fought against," Lowenthal added.
