The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) is a free, state-run tool that allows Californians to stop more than 500 data ...

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers ...

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Recently, while I was taking an Uber from the airport, my driver told me he’d been reading some articles about data centers. “They’re baaaad,” he said ominously. However, a moment later, we were ...

Anything you’ve ever posted online—a cringey tweet, an ancient blog post, an enthusiastic restaurant review, or a blurry Instagram selfie—has almost assuredly been gobbled up and used as part of the ...

Most people respect others’ privacy, but data brokers don’t—not even remotely. They vacuum up information about everyone from existing databases and public records alike, then put it up for sale. End ...

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