The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) warned businesses to stop asking for excessive information from consumers who have requested to opt out of having their data collected or who are otherwise exercising their privacy rights.

Businesses shouldn’t collect, use, keep, share, or sell any more personal information from California residents or employees than is necessary, the CPPA said in its first enforcement advisory, issued Tuesday.

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