California Privacy Opt-Out Requirement for Web Browsers Passed

A measure that would require web browsers to offer a way for Californians to exclude their data from being used or shared by every website they visit has cleared the state legislature. The state Senate passed it 31-7 on Tuesday with the Assembly concurring on changes by a vote of 48-11 Wednesday.

The bill (AB 3048), which the California Privacy Protection Agency initiated, would make California the first state to impose such a requirement on browsers. It builds on the state’s efforts to make its first-in-the-nation privacy law the strongest one possible, as the bill awaits action by ...