CalPrivacy discusses DROP enforcement, data broker fee hike
California's privacy agency discussed enforcement of the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) program alongside a potential increase in fees charged to registered data brokers. The conversations reflect ongoing efforts to operationalize California's data broker deletion framework.
Why this matters: California's DROP program is one of the few places in the U.S. where a person can actually tell data brokers to delete their information in one step, rather than chasing down hundreds of companies individually. Enforcement is what makes that real. Without it, brokers have little reason to comply. A fee hike sounds like inside baseball, but if the fees fund enforcement, it matters. The question is whether CalPrivacy will use these tools aggressively enough to make data brokers take deletion requests seriously.
Who should care: Lawyers · Privacy officers · Compliance · General readers · Policy
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