Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
A survey by privacy researchers found that major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are systematically failing to honor data controls required under California privacy law. The findings suggest non-compliance is widespread rather than isolated.
Why this matters: California's privacy law gave people the right to tell companies not to sell their data. That right is apparently being ignored at scale by some of the largest data brokers on the internet. This is not a paperwork gap. It is companies collecting and moving data they were told to leave alone. If the biggest players will not comply, the law becomes a formality. The real issue is enforcement — and right now, it does not seem to be keeping pace with the violation.
Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy
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