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GPC is a movement, started in 2020, to help you reclaim your privacy.
There are browsers and browser extensions you can use.
You'll see if the site you are visiting is in compliance.
Have you ever noticed a link on a website you regularly visit that indicates you can opt out of the company selling your data? Probably not. Why? Because those links can be hiding in plain sight.
Also: How to stop iPhone apps from tracking you (and why you shouldn't wait to do it)
Those links are there so that companies are in compliance with privacy regulations, and you have to click on them for every site you visit. What if you miss one? What if you simply forget? Well, at that point, your data has possibly been saved and sold.
That's not a guarantee, but a warning. Data is gold to some organizations, and they go to great lengths to collect it, save it, and sell it.
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