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EFF — Deeplinks · · International

Protect Your Privacy with California's DROP Tool

California's DELETE Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) lets state residents submit a single request to compel all registered data brokers to delete their personal information and stop selling or sharing it.

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Enforcement
IAPP · · International

The state of enforcement: Part III — Data brokers and sensitive data

A new analysis from the IAPP examines how regulators are approaching enforcement against data brokers, focusing specifically on the handling of sensitive personal information. The report maps the current enforcement landscape as state and federal authorities increasingly scrutinize broker practices.

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T The National Law Review · · International

Garden State Plants New Data Broker Rule

I need to work carefully here. The excerpt gives me almost nothing beyond the headline — it's just a title repeated with a source attribution. I'll write only what the headline clearly implies: New Jersey has enacted a new rule targeting data brokers. ```json { "summary": "New Jersey has introduc

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R regulatoryoversight.com · · International

New Jersey Enacts the Nation’s Costliest Data Broker Law Yet

New Jersey has passed a data broker law that imposes the highest compliance costs of any such state law in the United States, targeting companies that collect and sell personal information about residents. The law places new obligations on data brokers operating in the state.

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H Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP · · International

Connecticut Privacy Law Updates: Data Broker Rules, Geolocation Sale Ban, Surveillance Pricing Restrictions, and Genetic Data Regulations

Connecticut has updated its privacy law with several new provisions, including rules for data brokers, a ban on selling geolocation data, restrictions on using surveillance-based data for pricing, and new requirements around genetic data. The changes expand the state's existing consumer privacy framework across several high-sensitivity data categories.

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California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) (.gov) · · US / State

Data Broker Registry

The input is extremely thin — just a headline and a source attribution pointing to the California Privacy Protection Agency. I'll work with what's reasonably implied: California's data broker registry, which the CPPA administers under state law requiring data brokers to register publicly. ```json {

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Enforcement
The Markup · · International

It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a Markup investigation

Following a joint investigation by The Markup and CalMatters that exposed how website code was obstructing Californians' ability to submit data deletion requests, much of that obstructive code has since been removed from broker sites.

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Enforcement
The Markup · · International

Following Markup investigation, Congress finds data brokers cost consumers tens of billions of dollars

A congressional investigation, prompted by a Markup inquiry, estimates that data broker security breaches have resulted in roughly $20 billion in consumer identity theft losses. Several major brokers have responded by pledging to simplify the process for individuals to remove themselves from their databases.

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