CA AB1824

Requires businesses that acquire personal information through merger, acquisition, bankruptcy, or similar transaction to honor opt-out directives that consumers previously gave to the transferring business.

Extends consumer protections under the California Consumer Privacy Act by ensuring opt-out rights are not lost during business transfers where the acquiring business assumes control of all or part of the transferor's operations.

Raises the age threshold for minor consumer protections from under 16 years to under 18 years, requiring parental consent for consumers under 13 and affirmative consumer authorization for consumers 13-17.

Declares the law furthers the purposes of the California Privacy Rights Act of 2020 and includes conditional operative provisions coordinating with Assembly Bill 1949 if both bills are enacted.