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Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool

EFF — Deeplinks · · International · Privacy Law

Are you a California resident? Then we've got exciting news for you: there's a tool just for you that lets you take a single, relatively easy step to protect your privacy. It's called a DROP request. (That's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, if you're fancy). This one bit of paperwork lets you tell every data broker registered in the state of California that you'd like them to delete your information from their databases and request they stop selling and sharing your information. Here are some things to know about DROP. (Don’t want all the details and want to just learn how to file a reque…

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