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California residents can demand the deletion of personal data from +500 data brokers with a single request form (consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov)
submitted 8 months ago by Blaze@piefed.zip to c/privacy@programming.dev
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If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free.

https://consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov/

https://hachyderm.io/@evacide/115823137786391729

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[-] deliriousdreams@fedia.io 8 points 8 months ago

Investigative journalism, a class action lawsuit, a $.39 check in the mail and the inability to have a say or opt out until after the fact when it's basically too late.

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