State seeks to give residents greater control over their personal data and have fewer messages forced upon them Californians can now use a government website to request that certain companies stop ...

Californians can now stop data brokers from selling their personal information through a new state program. The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP, is a one-stop website that allows ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. California launches DROP, an online platform enabling residents to request all registered data brokers delete ...

Californians are getting a new, supercharged way to stop data brokers from hoarding and selling their personal information, as a recently enacted law that’s among ...

A High Court injunction now bans anyone from accessing or sharing the hacked Manage My Health files. Photo / Michael Craig The hackers who say they have stolen data from a health app have removed ...

A new California law lets residents demand deletion of their personal data from hundreds of data brokers with a single request The system replaces a cumbersome ...