Tens of thousands of Californians have already signed up for the state's new tool to try and stop their data from being sold by brokers, officials say. Gov. Gavin Newsom is touting the rollout of the ...

The operator of WorldCat won a default judgment against Anna’s Archive, with a federal judge ruling yesterday that the shadow library must delete all copies of its WorldCat data and stop scraping, ...

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 ...

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 ...

California is giving residents a new tool that should make it easier for them to limit data brokers’ ability to store and sell their personal information. While state residents have had the right to ...

Californians can now put a stop to their personal data being sold around on an online trading floor, thanks to a new free tool. On January 1, the state launched its Delete Request and Opt-out Platform ...

COMING UP. NOW BACK OVER TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. CALIFORNIA IS TAKING ANOTHER STEP TO STRENGTHEN ITS DIGITAL PRIVACY. STARTING TODAY, RESIDENTS CAN REQUEST TO MORE THAN 500 DIFFERENT DATA ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Starting Jan. 1, Californians can request the removal of their personal information from online platforms. The new Delete Request ...

Starting Jan. 1, Californians can request the removal of their personal information from online platforms. The new Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) launched ...

Nothing lasts forever, and for many people 2025 is the year they're pruning their social media usage. A social media detox might help you stop being so reliant on social networks, but millions of ...