A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal ...

The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP, is operated by the California Privacy Protection ...

The new DROP platform aims to make it easy to request the deletion of online personal data held by data brokers in California ...

Californians now have access to a free online tool that deletes all of their personal data stored by data brokers.

Californians can now stop data brokers from selling their personal information through a new state program. The Delete ...

That photo you deleted last year? Still recoverable. Kim Komando reveals the cloud backup trap and factory reset failures ...

California legislative analysts concluded that data brokers offer valuable services, but also threaten people’s rights and ...

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced enforcement activity against Rickenbacher Data LLC d/b/a Datamasters (“Datamasters”) and S&P Global Inc. (“S&P Global”) ...

A new California law lets residents demand deletion of their personal data from hundreds of data brokers with a single ...

Starting January 1, 2026, Californians can submit requests for data brokers to erase their sensitive information through the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). The new ...

Our data is for sale — everything from our Social Security numbers to our browsing histories. Data brokers sell our personal details to other companies for marketing, credit reporting, debt collection ...

Data Removal for Family Members You can scrub every trace of your personal information from every data broker and still wind up right back on those lists because of your connections to other family ...