05-01-2026 03:34 via yro.slashdot.org

39 Million Californians Can Now Legally Demand Data Brokers Delete Their Personal Data

While California's residents have had the right to demand companies stop collecting/selling their data since 2020, doing so used to require a laborious opting out with each individual company," reports TechCrunch.
But now Californians can make "a single request that more than 500 registered data brokers delete their information" — using the Delete Requests and Opt-Out Platform (or DROP):Once DROP users verify that they are California residents, they can submit a deletion request that will
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