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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by refurb on Thursday September 19, 2019 @04:58PM (#21020707)
How do car dealerships do it then?
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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by connicpu on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:08PM (#21020784)
Because when you buy a car you aren't usually buying "a [year] [make] [model] [with these features]". You're buying "that specific car with that unique identifier"
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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by refurb on Thursday September 19, 2019 @05:14PM (#21020830)
The correct answer is “it’s not the law”. Or at least the way the OP described it.

https://www.ftc.gov/tips-advice/competition-guidance/guide-a...

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Re:Silicon Valley is terrified of California’s privacy law by emiliobumachar on Friday September 20, 2019 @06:33AM (#21025112)
Really? So all it takes to work around this supposed law is to give your products unique identifiers?
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