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To opt out of websites selling or sharing your personal information, you need to click these links for every site you visit.</p><p>Now you can exercise your legal privacy rights in one step via Global Privacy Control (<abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr>), required under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA).</p><p class="font-weight-bolder">Together, over a dozen organizations are developing the <abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> specification. <a href="#contact"><u>Get Involved</u></a></p></div></div></div></div></div></section><section id="gpc-spec" class="home_section__Caft4 home_sectionDark__jGqR2"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-12 col-lg-5"><h2 class="home_sectionTitle__ClRY6"><abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> lets users signal their desired privacy, just by browsing.</h2><div class="home_sectionText__dnYBj"><p><abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> is available as part of several major browsers, extensions, and websites.</p></div><div><a class="d-block button_button__XtUFt button_primary__T5mn6" href="https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/">View Full Spec</a><a class="d-block mt-4 button_button__XtUFt button_secondary__iezMZ" href="https://global-privacy-control.glitch.me/">Test against the reference server</a></div><p class="home_finePrint__rF7S2"><small>The <abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> signal will be intended to communicate a Do Not Sell request from a global privacy control, as per <a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://www.oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/privacy/oal-sub-final-text-of-regs.pdf"><u>CCPA-REGULATIONS §999.315</u></a> for that browser or device, or, if known, the consumer. Under the GDPR, the intent of the <abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> signal is to convey a general request that data controllers limit the sale or sharing of the user’s personal data to other data controllers (<a class="font-weight-bold" href="https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32016R0679"><u>GDPR Articles 7 & 21</u></a>). Over time, the <abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> signal may be intended to communicate rights in other jurisdictions.</small></p></div><div class="d-none d-lg-block offset-lg-1 col"><img src="/img/wifi.svg" class="img-fluid desktop-illustration" alt="placeholder"/></div></div></div></section><section id="testimonials" class="home_section__Caft4"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-lg-12"><div class="home_carouselWrapper__PgXG7"><div class="carousel_carousel__PxPRp"><div class="slider_wrapper__5I3xf"><div class="slider_slider__8GAJ6 slider_noTransition__nzbZS" style="transform:translate(0px);width:600%"><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://twitter.com/AGBecerra/status/1313884873413726208"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“CA DOJ is encouraged to see the technology community developing a global privacy control in furtherance of the CCPA and consumer privacy rights.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://twitter.com/AGBecerra/status/1313884873413726208"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/becerra.jpg" alt="Picture of Xavier Becerra"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Xavier Becerra</strong></p><p><i>CA Attorney General</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1369313187317878788?s=21"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“40 million consumers are now using web browsers and other privacy tools that support this global opt out. Major publishers, the New York Times, Washington Post, have already pledged to respect it. California's Attorney General has already said that companies must respect GPC. This is a big step in Americans privacy, a big, big step forward.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://twitter.com/jason_kint/status/1369313187317878788?s=21"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/wyden.png" alt="Picture of Roy Wyden"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Roy Wyden</strong></p><p><i>Senate Finance Chairman</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?id=69CDF4A0-C7E6-4357-A0F1-E9F107FCEF8C"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“My hope is that Governor Northam and the legislature will improve [the newly passed Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act] in the near future in important ways... making it easier for Virginia citizens to invoke their privacy rights, such as through a global privacy control.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?id=69CDF4A0-C7E6-4357-A0F1-E9F107FCEF8C"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/warner.jpg" alt="Picture of Mark R. Warner"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Mark R. Warner</strong></p><p><i>VA Senator</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://www.privacy.bm/post/global-privacy-control-interoperability-in-action"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“GPC provides a clear and binary indication of an individual's choice... Based on a review of several of the web browsers' intentions regarding GPC, it appears likely to be a prominent, easily understandable, and accessible mechanism in the browser settings.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://www.privacy.bm/post/global-privacy-control-interoperability-in-action"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/white.jpg" alt="Picture of Alexander McD White"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Alexander McD White</strong></p><p><i>Bermuda Privacy Commissioner</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://twitter.com/RonWyden/status/1314234870747422720"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“It's past time to give consumers a real and enforceable way to stop companies from tracking and selling their data. My Mind Your Own Business Act would do just that, and this project [Global Privacy Control] shows it’s possible.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://twitter.com/RonWyden/status/1314234870747422720"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/wyden.png" alt="Picture of Ron Wyden"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Ron Wyden</strong></p><p><i>Senate Finance Chairman</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div><div class="slider_slide__0Sxii" style="width:16.666666666666668%"><figure><blockquote cite="https://twitter.com/AGBecerra/status/1354850758236102656"><p class=" carousel_sectionTitle__biSM6">“CCPA requires businesses to treat a user-enabled global privacy control as a legally valid consumer request to opt out of the sale of their data. CCPA opened the door to developing a technical standard, like the GPC, which satisfies this legal requirement & protects privacy.”</p></blockquote><figcaption><a href="https://twitter.com/AGBecerra/status/1354850758236102656"><img class="rounded-circle py-5" src="/img/testimonial-imgs/becerra.jpg" alt="Picture of Xavier Becerra"/><p class="mb-0"><strong>Xavier Becerra</strong></p><p><i>CA Attorney General</i></p></a></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><div class="carousel_controls__suQhl"><ul><li><button class="carousel_active__w_ftY"><span class="visually-hidden_hidden__pVHwT">Got to slide 0</span></button></li><li><button><span class="visually-hidden_hidden__pVHwT">Got to slide 1</span></button></li><li><button><span class="visually-hidden_hidden__pVHwT">Got to slide 2</span></button></li><li><button><span class="visually-hidden_hidden__pVHwT">Got to slide 3</span></button></li><li><button><span class="visually-hidden_hidden__pVHwT">Got to slide 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alt="Disconnect logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://spreadprivacy.com/global-privacy-control-enabled-by-default/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/duckduckgo-vertical.svg" alt="DuckDuckGo logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://www.eff.org/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/eff.svg" alt="EFF logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://mozilla.org/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/mozilla.svg" alt="Mozilla logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/nyt.svg" alt="New York Times logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/washington-post.svg" alt="Washington Post logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://www.meredith.com/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/meredith.svg" alt="Meredith Digital logo"/></a></div><div class="col text-center"><a href="https://raptive.com/" class="featured-organizations_orgLogo__D4aQb"><img src="/img/participating-logos/raptive.svg" alt="Raptive logo"/></a></div></div></div></div><div class="d-flex justify-content-center mt-5"><a class="home_bottomButton__BMeg_ button_button__XtUFt button_primary__T5mn6" href="/orgs#Business">View All Organizations</a></div></div></section><section class=" home_section__Caft4 home_sectionDark__jGqR2"><div id="press" class="container"><h2 class="home_sectionTitle__ClRY6 text-center">Featured Press & Announcements</h2><div class="row justify-content-center mt-5"><div class="col-12"><ul class="featured-articles_list__grtog"><li><a href="https://globalprivacycontrol.org/press-release/20210128"><span><img src="/img/press-logos/gpc-white.svg" alt="logo for Global Privacy Control"/></span><span><span>GPC Privacy Browser Signal Now Used by Millions and Honored By Major Publishers</span><span>Global Privacy Control</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/26/global-privacy-control-firefox/"><span><img src="/img/press-logos/washpo-white.svg" alt="logo for The Washington Post"/></span><span><span>Your browser can tell websites how to treat your data. But companies didn’t have to listen — until now</span><span>The Washington Post</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://www.wired.com/story/global-privacy-control-launches-do-not-track-is-back/"><span><img src="/img/press-logos/wired-white.svg" alt="logo for Wired"/></span><span><span>‘Do Not Track’ Is Back, and This Time It Might Work</span><span>Wired</span></span></a></li><li><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/07/tech-publisher-coalition-backs-new-push-for-browser-level-privacy-controls/"><span><img src="/img/press-logos/techcrunch-white.svg" alt="logo for TechCrunch"/></span><span><span>Tech-publisher coalition backs new push for browser-level privacy controls</span><span>TechCrunch</span></span></a></li></ul></div></div><div class="d-flex justify-content-center mt-5"><a class="home_bottomButton__BMeg_ button_button__XtUFt button_primary__T5mn6" href="/press">View More Press</a></div></div></section><section class="home_section__Caft4"><div id="faq" class="container"><h2 class="home_sectionTitle__ClRY6 text-center">Frequently Asked Questions</h2><div class="row justify-content-center mt-5"><div class="col-12 col-lg-8"><div><div><section id="WhatIsGPC" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#WhatIsGPC"><h3>What is the Global Privacy Control (GPC)?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>Global Privacy Control (GPC) is a proposed specification designed to allow Internet users to notify businesses of their privacy preferences, such as whether or not they want their personal information to be sold or shared. It consists of a setting or extension in the user’s browser or mobile device and acts as a mechanism that websites can use to indicate they support the specification.</p> </div></div></section></div><div><section id="WhoIsGPC" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#WhoIsGPC"><h3>Who is supporting the development of GPC?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>GPC is being developed by a broad coalition of stakeholders: technologists, web publishers, technology companies, browser vendors, extension developers, academics, and civil rights organizations.</p> <p>The GPC was initially spearheaded by <a href="https://twitter.com/ashk4n">Ashkan Soltani</a> <a href="https://www.georgetowntech.org/">Georgetown Law</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/SZimmeck">Sebastian Zimmeck</a> (<a href="https://www.wesleyan.edu/">Wesleyan University</a>) in collaboration with <a href="https://www.nytimes.com">The New York Times</a>, <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/">The Washington Post</a>, <a href="https://www.ft.com/">Financial Times</a>, <a href="https://automattic.com/">Automattic (Wordpress.com & Tumblr)</a>, <a href="https://glitch.com/">Glitch</a>, <a href="https://spreadprivacy.com/announcing-global-privacy-control/">DuckDuckGo</a>, <a href="https://brave.com/global-privacy-control/">Brave</a>, <a href="https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/">Mozilla</a>, <a href="https://disconnect.me/">Disconnect</a>, <a href="https://joindeleteme.com/blog/how-to-enable-global-privacy-control/">Abine</a>, <a href="https://digitalcontentnext.org/">Digital Content Next (DCN)</a>, <a href="https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/issue/tech-privacy/">Consumer Reports</a>, and the <a href="https://www.eff.org/">Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)</a>.</p> </div></div></section></div><div><section id="HowToSignal" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#HowToSignal"><h3>I’m a web user. How can I use GPC to signal my privacy preferences to websites?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>GPC is available for an increasing number of browsers and browser extensions, listed <a href="https://globalprivacycontrol.org/#download">here</a>. If you want to use GPC, you can download and enable it via a participating browser or browser extension. More information about downloading GPC is available <a href="https://globalprivacycontrol.org/">here</a>.</p> </div></div></section></div><div><section id="Publisher" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#Publisher"><h3>I’m a publisher, developer, or other service. How can I support GPC?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>The GPC spec is easy to implement on a wide variety of websites and other services. The proposed specification and back-end implementation reference documentation are available <a href="https://global-privacy-control.glitch.me/">here</a>. For additional information, please feel free to reach out on Github or Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/globalprivctrl">@globablprivctrl</a>).</p> </div></div></section></div><div><section id="Policymaker" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#Policymaker"><h3>I’m a policymaker. How can I support GPC or learn more about how it could apply in my jurisdiction?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>As it is intended to invoke users’ privacy rights, we encourage policymakers from around the world to engage in the development of this specification. If you would like to learn more about how GPC could work in your jurisdiction, please contact us via email at <a href="mailto:info%5Bat%5Dglobalprivacycontrol.org">info[at]globalprivacycontrol.org</a>.</p> </div></div></section></div><div><section id="GetInvolved" class="mt-2"><header class="faq-list_header__YQn_V faq-list_dark__BFRxh"><a class="px-4" href="#GetInvolved"><h3>How can I get involved in developing the proposed specification?</h3><svg width="1em" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 16 16" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M12.14 8.753l-5.482 4.796c-.646.566-1.658.106-1.658-.753V3.204a1 1 0 0 1 1.659-.753l5.48 4.796a1 1 0 0 1 0 1.506z"></path></svg></a></header><div class="collapse_collapse__qcl8O" style="height:0px"><div class="faq-list_content__Lo4rF px-4 pt-4"><p>GPC was initially introduced at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) <a href="https://privacycg.github.io/">Privacy Community Group</a> (Privacy CG) in April 2020. A number of stakeholders are part of that community. There are ongoing discussions in the Privacy CG. Interested parties are encouraged to engage with the proposal <a href="https://github.com/privacycg/proposals/issues/10/">here</a>.</p> <p>Additionally, GPC is currently being implemented across the web. A number of browsers, extensions, and publishers are supporting or implementing GPC (see below).</p> </div></div></section></div></div></div></div><div class="d-flex justify-content-center mt-5"><a class="home_bottomButton__BMeg_ button_button__XtUFt button_primary__T5mn6" href="/faq">View All <abbr title="frequently asked questions">FAQ</abbr><span style="text-transform:lowercase">s</span></a></div></div></section></main><section id="contact" class="layout_contact__8hGrR text-center"><div class="container"><div class="row justify-content-center"><div class="col-12 col-lg-6"><h1>Get Involved</h1><p>Contact us to learn more about supporting <abbr title="Global Privacy Control">GPC</abbr> in your browser, app, or website.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/globalprivctrl" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">@globalprivctrl</a></p></div></div></div></section><footer class="layout_footer__agPsP"><div class="container"><div class="row text-center"><div class="col"><p class="mb-0">This site is hosted by <a href="https://github.com">GitHub</a> and is subject to its <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/github-privacy-statement">Privacy Policy</a> and <a href="https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/github/site-policy/github-terms-of-service">Terms of Service</a>.</p><p class="mb-0">Content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license. 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[…]\nUser-enabled global privacy controls, such as a browser plug-in or privacy\nsetting, device setting, or other mechanism, that communicate or signal the\nconsumer’s choice to opt-out of the sale of their personal information shall be\nconsidered a request directly from the consumer, not through an authorized\nagent.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn this basis, it is possible that the GPC may become a legally binding opt-out\nsignal in California.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn addition, the \u003ca href=\"https://gdpr-info.eu/\"\u003eEuropean General Data Protection Regulation\n(GDPR)\u003c/a\u003e gives users the right to object to their personal\ndata being processed. The GPC signal is intended to convey a general request\nthat data controllers limit the sale or sharing of the user's personal data to\nother data controllers. It is possible that a GPC signal opting out of\nprocessing could create a legally binding obligation for data processors.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Bermuda, the Privacy Commissioner has\n\u003ca href=\"https://www.privacy.bm/post/global-privacy-control-interoperability-in-action\"\u003eindicated\u003c/a\u003e\nthat he believes the GPC may be used to create a legally binding obligation on\nbusinesses under their laws, which provide users the right to “request an\norganisation to cease, or not begin, using his [or her] personal information\n[…] for the purposes of advertising, marketing or public relations,” or\n“where the use of that personal information is causing or is likely to cause\nsubstantial damage or substantial distress to the individual or to another\nindividual.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditional information is available in the \u003ca href=\"https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/\"\u003eproposed\nspecification\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"key":"DND","data":{"title":"Why not just use Do Not Track (DNT)?"},"html":"\u003cp\u003eDo Not Track was an effort preceding GPC to permit users to communicate their\nprivacy preferences to websites they visit. Unfortunately, in the appendices to\ntheir Final Statement of Reasons, the California Attorney General (AG)\ndetermined that the AG could not require businesses to comply with DNT requests\nbecause the requests do not clearly convey users’ intent to opt out of the sale\nof their data. A more detailed discussion of the inadequacies of DNT is\navailable as \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa/regs\"\u003eAppendix E\u003c/a\u003e of\nthe AG’s Final Statement of Reasons.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen considering whether DNT was sufficient under the CCPA, the AG specifically\ndetermined that a new type of privacy signal would benefit users and businesses\nand that its regulation is “intended to support innovation for privacy services\nthat facilitate the exercise of consumer rights in furtherance of the CCPA.”\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGPC responds to this call for innovation by providing a mechanism for privacy\nsignaling that is applicable to current laws, technologies, and business\npractices. The Attorney General has said that he believes GPC is “a technical\nstandard that would make it easier for consumers to stop the sale of their\npersonal information” and that he is\n“\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/AGBecerra/status/1313884769478828032?s=20\"\u003eheartened\u003c/a\u003e to\nsee a wave of innovation in this space.”\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"key":"ExistingDNS","data":{"title":"How does GPC interact with companies' existing Do Not Sell links?"},"html":"\u003cp\u003eThe California AG has determined that businesses must honor two methods of\nsubmitting opt-outs. GPC is meant to provide users with an additional option\nfor objecting to the sale of their data, and it functions identically to\nclicking a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link provided by a business.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"key":"Conflict","data":{"title":"What if there is a conflict between a GPC signal and a user-selected privacy preference?"},"html":"\u003cp\u003eSome jurisdictions allow businesses to sell user data when there is a conflict\nbetween global and site-specific preferences — for instance, if a user has\nprovided specific permission to a website to sell their data. The \u003ca href=\"https://privacycg.github.io/gpc-spec/#bib-ccpa-regulations\"\u003eCCPA\nRegulations\u003c/a\u003e\n§999.315(c)(2) state that when a GPC signal conflicts with the existing privacy\nsettings a consumer has with the business, the business shall respect the GPC\nsignal but may notify the consumer of the conflict and give the consumer an\nopportunity to confirm the business-specific privacy setting or participation in\na financial incentive program.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA conflict between GPC and site-specific privacy preferences may be resolved\ndifferently in other jurisdictions.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAdditionally, some implementations of GPC allow users to consent to the sale or\nsharing of their data on an individual basis.\u003c/p\u003e\n"},{"key":"Default","data":{"title":"Can GPC be enabled by default?"},"html":"\u003cp\u003eThe GPC preference expression should accurately reflect the users’ privacy\npreferences. The threshold for obtaining user consent differs between\njurisdictions. GPC strives to honor those differences while still providing\nusers with choice about how businesses use their data. In some jurisdictions,\nthe presence of GPC in a user’s browser may constitute an adequate signal to not\nsell their data, while regulations in another jurisdiction may require the\nuser’s explicit consent in order to send a GPC signal.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat constitutes a deliberate choice may differ between regional\nregulations. For example, regulations in one jurisdiction may consider the use\nof a privacy-focused browser to imply a GPC preference, such as under the CCPA\n\u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/sites/all/files/agweb/pdfs/privacy/ccpa-fsor-appendix-e.pdf\"\u003eFinal Statement of Reasons - Appendix E\n#73\u003c/a\u003e\n(\"\u003cem\u003eThe consumer exercises their choice by affirmatively choosing the privacy\ncontrol […] including when utilizing privacy-by-design products or\nservices\u003c/em\u003e\"), while regulations in another jurisdiction may require explicit\nconsent from the user to send a GPC signal.\u003c/p\u003e\n"}]},"pressData":{"data":{"title":"Press \u0026 Announcements","entries":[{"datePublished":"Mar 23, 2023","contentUrl":"https://www.badcredit.org/news/global-privacy-control-stops-companies-from-selling-online-information/","title":"Global Privacy Control Boosts Online Privacy by Empowering Consumers with Proactive Protection","source":"badcredit.org"},{"datePublished":"Oct. 26, 2021","contentUrl":"https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/10/26/global-privacy-control-firefox/","title":"Your browser can tell websites how to treat your data. 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