California AB2561 mandates that operating systems and applications must not alter user privacy settings without consent, except under specific legal.

California AB2561 adds a new chapter to the Business and Professions Code, establishing rules for privacy settings in operating systems and applications. It requires that any changes to privacy settings must either comply with the new rules or maintain existing protections. The bill prohibits undoing a user's affirmative privacy setting without consent, except when required by law or court order. It also allows businesses to discontinue services or privacy options, provided they cease collecting, using, retaining, or sharing personal information.

California AB2561 mandates that operating systems and applications must not alter user privacy settings without consent, except under specific legal.

California AB2561 adds a new chapter to the Business and Professions Code, establishing rules for privacy settings in operating systems and applications. It requires that any changes to privacy settings must either comply with the new rules or maintain existing protections. The bill prohibits undoing a user's affirmative privacy setting without consent, except when required by law or court order. It also allows businesses to discontinue services or privacy options, provided they cease collecting, using, retaining, or sharing personal information.