State-Based Privacy Platform Requires Data Brokers To Delete Californian's Information

State-Based Privacy Platform Requires Data Brokers To Delete Californian's Information

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KEYT) – A first-of-its-kind privacy platform allowing Californians to sign up and have some of their digital footprint deleted by data brokers has registered over 300,000 people before becoming active August 1 of this year. The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP), launched five months ago, gives Californians the opportunity to have more control over their digital data as well as who gathers and sells it. When we access…