VT H0706

Requires businesses developing or maintaining internet browsers to include user-configurable functionality that sends opt-out preference signals to websites, communicating the consumer's choice to opt out of personal data sales

Mandates that the opt-out functionality be easy for a reasonable person to locate and configure, with clear public disclosures explaining how the signal works and its intended effect

Defines "personal data" broadly to include any information linked or reasonably linkable to an identified individual or device, including derived data and unique identifiers

Violations constitute unfair and deceptive acts in commerce, with the Attorney General empowered to make rules, conduct investigations, bring civil actions, and enter assurances of discontinuance

Effective date: January 1, 2027