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It’s Easier for Californians to Escape Data Brokers Following a Markup Investigation – The Markup
After reporting and a Senate inquiry, 27 brokers removed the code, while eight still hide deletion pages from search engines, researchers said.
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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
We showed how data brokers were making it too hard to exercise rights under California law. Under Senate pressure, they changed their ways
·Sacramento, United States
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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation – The Markup
The Markup and CalMatters showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared. Sen. Maggie Hassan pressed data brokers to make it easier to opt out of their systems, citing an investigation by The Markup and CalMatters, published in partnership with WIRED. Hassan speaks before the Senate Committee at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19,…
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