Description
| Field | Data |
|---|---|
| Name | The service claims to respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) requests sent from your browser |
| Rating |  |
| Weight | 50 |
| Topic | Trackers |
| Description | This service states that it will comply with Global Privacy Control (GPC) requests sent from your browser, which requests your data not to be sold. Unlike Do Not Track signals, GPC is legally enforceable, and is included in the CCPA. |
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Reasoning
Remember “Do Not Track”? Unfortunately it’s not legally enforceable and is kind of deprecated. GPC, on the other hand, is legally enforceable. The CCPA includes GPC requests as requirements for certain services.
See Mozilla’s article: Client Challenge
What do you think?