California Launches New Tool to Help Residents Delete Personal Data

California Launches New Tool to Help Residents Delete Personal Data

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - The California Privacy Protection Agency has launched a free website called the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP, that allows residents to request the deletion of their personal information from hundreds of data brokers. Data brokers are companies most people never deal with directly. They collect information such as names, phone numbers, email addresses, locations, and browsing activity, then sell th…

New Law Allows Residents to Delete Data Brokering

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