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"consumers may opt out of personal information sales, sharing, and targeted advertising by broadcasting an Opt-Out Preference Signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC), on browsers and/or browser extensions that support such a signal.Excerpt from Experian's Privacy Policy
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The clause states: “consumers may opt out of personal information sales, sharing, and targeted advertising by broadcasting an Opt-Out Preference Signal, such as the Global Privacy Control (GPC), on browsers and/or browser extensions that support such a signal.”
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