California just made something possible that no other state has: removing your personal information from over 500 data brokers with a single request. It’s called the DELETE Act, and it created the DROP (Delete Request Online Portal) platform — the most aggressive data broker regulation in the country. If you’re a California resident, this is … Read more
If you live in California — or even if you don’t — you’ve probably seen “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” links at the bottom of websites. Those links exist because of the CCPA — the California Consumer Privacy Act — the most powerful state privacy law in the country. The CCPA gives California residents … Read more
Does your state give you the right to force data brokers to delete your personal information? Can you find out what data companies have collected about you? Are data brokers even required to register in your state? The answers depend entirely on where you live. The United States has no comprehensive federal privacy law — … Read more