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Big tech fails to opt-out users requesting not to be tracked much of the time, new research says

Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 12:44 AM UTC·Source: The Record

Updated: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 at 12:50 AM UTC

Executive Summary

The audit from privacy organization webXray studied California web traffic in March and found that 194 online advertising services “ignore legally defined, globally standard, opt-out signals endorsed by regulators."

Analysis

The audit from privacy organization webXray studied California web traffic in March and found that 194 online advertising services “ignore legally defined, globally standard, opt-out signals endorsed by regulators."
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Apr 16, 2026.

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