Operating systems and applications: privacy settings.
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- Introduced
- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
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Overview
This bill aims to give California consumers more control over their privacy settings on operating systems and applications. It requires operating systems and apps to set the most privacy-protective default setting and prevents them from changing these settings without the user’s explicit consent. The bill defines ‘privacy setting’ to include any user-configurable option related to data collection and usage.
Key provisions
- Operating systems and applications must set the most privacy-protective default setting.
- Companies cannot change a user’s privacy settings without explicit consent.
- Defines ‘privacy setting’ as user-configurable options within an application’s privacy menu.
- Establishes a new chapter (22.9) in the Business and Professions Code related to operating system and application privacy.
- Uses definitions from existing California privacy laws (Civil Code sections 1798.140).
- Applies to software programs, mobile apps, and desktop apps that collect and process personal information.
- Requires apps to allow users to control how their personal information is collected and used.
- Addresses browser functionality to ensure opt-out preference signals can be sent.
Who is affected
- Consumers in California
- Operating system developers
- Application developers
- Technology companies
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