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Sick of Scam Calls and Texts? You Can Now Request to Remove Your Details From Data Brokers

State law now allows California residents to have their contact and personal information removed from the people who sell it.

One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers ...

California bans data broker reselling health data of millions

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) has taken action against the Datamasters marketing firm that sold the ...

A new California website blocks data brokers. Here’s how to use it

The new tool delivers privacy instructions to every registered data broker at once. Launched on Jan. 1, it is open to all ...
National Law Review

CPPA Enforces against Two Data Brokers for Failing to Register Under the Delete Act

On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced enforcement activity against Rickenbacher Data LLC d/b/a Datamasters (“Datamasters”) and S&P Global Inc. (“S&P Global”) ...

How to disable ACR on your TV (and stop the data tracking once and for all)

Your Samsung, LG, and even Sony TV comes with notable privacy risks. Here's how to avoid one of the biggest with only a few steps.