The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) will force registered data brokers to delete your personal data upon request.

A new tool should make it easier for California residents to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal ...

The new DROP platform aims to make it easy to request the deletion of online personal data held by data brokers in California ...

Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free ...

The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP, is operated by the California Privacy Protection ...

California's DROP program is now active, giving residents the ability to stop data brokers from selling their personal ...

Starting on January 1, Californians can go to the state’s new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), to request that ...

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

Data removal from brokers protects against AI-powered scams and deepfake threats in 2026. Learn how data brokers sell your ...

Your personal data is a highly valuable commodity. Companies often treat it like a resource to be mined and traded. In practice, this means that everything you do on the Internet, what you search, ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is copublished with WIRED. United States senator Maggie Hassan is pressing major data brokers after an ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Hassan, the top Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, put five of the top firms—IQVIA Digital, Comscore, Telesign ...