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On October 10th, California state attorney general Xavier Becerra released proposed implementing regulations concerning the California Consumer Privacy Act. The regulations address five main areas:

  • Notices to consumers, including their rights to opt out of data collection, and differences in pricing or services based on opting in/out
  • Business practices for handling consumer requests to opt out data collection
  • Verification of consumer requests
  • Special rules regarding the data of children under 13, and minors between 13 and 16 years
  • Rules regarding discrimination against consumers who opt out of data collection,  including requirements for calculating the value of their data

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