California Civil Code

§ 1798.136

CIV § 1798.136 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 1.81.5 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)(1) A business shall not develop or maintain a browser that does not include functionality configurable by a consumer that enables the browser to send an opt-out preference signal to businesses with which the consumer interacts through the browser.

(2)The functionality required by paragraph (1) shall be easy for a reasonable person to locate and configure.

(b)A business that develops or maintains a browser shall make clear to a consumer in its public disclosures how the opt-out preference signal works and the intended effect of the opt-out preference signal.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 465, Sec. 2. (AB 566) Effective January 1, 2026. Operative January 1, 2027, by its own provisions.