Audit finds widespread noncompliance with California privacy law across major websites
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By Colin Lecher
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A new audit by webXray, a firm led by a former Google privacy engineer, has found that websites across the internet are failing to comply with California privacy law (CCPA/CPRA) at an "industrial scale." The survey indicates that major tech companies including Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are ignoring privacy controls like the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal, which tells websites not to track or sell user data. The findings suggest widespread noncompliance with California's data privacy regulations.
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The report, from researchers at webXray, a firm headed by a former Google privacy engineer, said the findings suggest major companies may be simply ignoring data controls mandated under California law
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