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California has launched a one-click tool that allows residents to direct data brokers to stop collecting or selling their personal information. A public investigation is underway to test whether brokers are actually honoring those requests.
Who should care: Privacy officers · Cybersecurity · General readers · Policy
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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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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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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