New year, new privacy rules. At least for Californians. Since Jan. 1, residents of the Golden State can use a new tool to ...

The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP, has been in the works for years, mandated by a 2023 ...

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

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the Datamasters marketing firm that sold the ...

Gavin Newsom signed state Senate Bill 362, also known as the Delete Act, which directed the California Privacy Protection ...

A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by ...

If you're using X on your computer's web browser, here's how to delete your account. Again, before you close it down, consider creating an archive of your posts. 2. On the left menu, select More > ...

Californians can now visit one state website to request all data brokers delete their personal information and refrain from ...

Use a loyalty card at a drug store, browse the web, post on social media, get married or do anything else most people do, and chances are companies called data brokers know about it — along with your ...

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 ...

Learn how to take control of your digital privacy by removing your personal data from broker sites using the Permission Slip app. This guide also walks you through the step-by-step process for ...