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Microsoft has said that it will abide by new California privacy law

Microsoft has said that it will abide by the new California privacy law that would require them to get people's consent before their data is collected and sold. The law is expected to harm the profits of technology companies that rely on the sale of data for revenue. The law is supposed to go into effect by January 1st.

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