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California is moving forward with a new platform aimed at regulating data brokers as states across the country tighten oversight of the industry. The effort reflects growing momentum at the state level to impose stricter controls on companies that collect and sell personal information.
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Legislatures across multiple states and at the federal level have been actively advancing privacy protections for minors in 2026, with a notable split emerging between different regulatory approaches to app marketplace oversight. The activity continues a years-long wave of children's privacy lawmaking that has accelerated since 2023.
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The Senate Commerce Committee is set to consider S. 737, the SCREEN Act, a sweeping age-verification bill that would require online services to verify users’ ages before they can access any sexually explicit content. If this bill passes, it will force millions of adult internet users to give up their anonymity, privacy, and security before they access lawful speech. Unlike many state-age verification laws—which have been harmful in their own right—the SCREEN Act has no requirement that a significant portion of the website consist of sexually explicit content that is harmful to minors. The bil…
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California’s new data privacy program gives brokers 90 days to delete information ABC10
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The Intersection of MoCRA and Data Privacy The National Law Review
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If you live in California you can now tell data brokers to delete your personal information. Here’s how to do it LA Public Press
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