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

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

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

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

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

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

Starting Thursday, Californians can request more than 500 different data brokers to delete their personal information.

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 ...

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

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

When you’re working on your computer, Windows creates temporary files for temporary use. These files are generated for backup ...

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 ...