California Privacy Protection Agency details Drop tool to request data-broker deletions; processing starts Aug. 2026
The California Privacy Protection Agency outlined Drop, a web tool for California residents to request deletion of personal data from commercial data brokers. Users verify eligibility through the California Identity Gateway or login.gov, create a profile, submit requests and receive a Drop ID; broker processing begins August 2026.
The full story
The California Privacy Protection Agency (Cal Privacy) said Drop is a "safe, easy to use tool" that lets California residents request that data brokers delete their personal information.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.
or