Privacy articles

Evergreen, source-linked explanations of data brokers, consumer privacy mechanisms, and identity protection.

2026-09-08

How Data Brokers Collect Personal Information

A source-linked explanation of how data brokers acquire, match, infer, update, and distribute personal information from public, commercial, and digital sources.

2026-09-04

California DELETE Act Audit Requirements for Data Brokers

What California's DELETE Act requires from data broker audits, including timing, scope, independence, report delivery, retention, and open rulemaking questions.

2026-08-31

Privacy Safeguards Built Into California's DROP Platform

An official-source review of DROP privacy safeguards, including separate residency checks, encryption, hashed matching, access controls, and use limits.

2026-08-27

California's Central Data Broker Deletion Mechanism: How DROP Works

A source-linked explanation of California's central data broker deletion mechanism, including DROP eligibility, matching, broker duties, results, and limits.

2026-08-23

California DELETE Act and CCPA: Key Differences

A source-linked comparison of the California DELETE Act and CCPA, including coverage, deletion rights, DROP requests, verification, timing, and limits.

2026-08-19

California DELETE Act Enforcement Powers Explained

How California DELETE Act enforcement works: CPPA administrative actions, per-day and per-request fines, DROP evidence, audits, settlements, and legal limits.

2026-08-15

Identity Verification on California's DROP Platform: What It Checks

How California DROP verifies residency, separates eligibility from broker record matching, handles failed checks, and limits additional verification.

2026-08-11

Authorized Agents Under the California DELETE Act: DROP Rules

A source-linked guide to who may act as an authorized agent in California DROP, what the consumer must do, disclosure rules, limits, and direct CCPA requests.

2026-08-07

How the California Data Broker Registry Works

A source-linked explanation of California's Data Broker Registry, annual filings, public disclosures, search tools, limitations, and its relationship to DROP.

2026-08-03

California DELETE Act Duties for Registered Data Brokers

A source-linked explanation of registration, DROP request processing, matching, deletion, reporting, ongoing controls, audits, and enforcement.

2026-07-27

How California's DROP Platform Handles Consumer Deletion Requests

A source-linked guide to submitting a California DROP request, record matching, broker responses, status codes, limits, and practical follow-up.