Facebook says it will stop fighting a major California privacy initiative; The Verge, April 12, 2018

Colin Lecher, The Verge; Facebook says it will stop fighting a major California privacy initiative

"Facebook will drop its opposition to a major California privacy initiative, backers of the initiative announced, just after Mark Zuckerberg finished a two-day grilling from congressional lawmakers.

The proposed ballot measure, called the California Consumer Privacy Act, could come to a statewide vote in November. Under the act, businesses would be required to disclose what categories of data they’ve collected on users, if those users request it. Californians would also be able to request that their personal information not be sold."