Reclaiming your digital privacy is getting easier in California. The state has launched a free tool that simplifies the opt-out process, and requires over 500 registered data brokers to wipe your ...

CalPrivacy's director explains the new "DROP" system available statewide.

New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians. Since Jan. 1, residents of the Golden State can use a new tool to request removal of their personal information held by more than 500 data ...

The new tool delivers privacy instructions to every registered data broker at once. Launched on Jan. 1, it is open to all California residents.

There is big money tied to personal information, much of it bought and sold by data brokers. Now, a new California law is ...

The newly launched DROP portal could be a game-changer for Californians’ privacy, even though it’s not a replacement for a holistic cybersecurity approach.

Even if you don't live in the Golden State, there are other ways to request that your information be deleted.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new privacy tool allowing Californians to easily opt out of the sale of their information by data brokers.

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Starting on January 1, Californians can go to the state’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), to request that online data brokers delete all of their personal ...

Open your browser. Search your name. The results might shock you. Data broker sites are watching, cataloging, and selling. Your digital footprint feeds their machine. Birthdate, phone number, address, ...

Data Privacy Day offers a natural checkpoint to take stock of a fast‑moving legal landscape. As of January 1, 2026, several ...

While 2025 saw no new state comprehensive privacy laws enacted, state enforcement activity accelerated—individually and ...