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Thanks to SB 362 the California Delete Act, consumers can delete their information from data brokers

California Delete Act

The California Delete Act is a state law that provides California residents with a one-click mechanism to ask registered data brokers to delete their personal information.

Registered Data Brokers in the United States

Registered Data Brokers in the United States: 2021

Using data available in state data broker registries, this report presents information on 540 unique registered data brokers and their

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Exercising Your California Consumer Privacy Act Rights

Exercising Your California Consumer Privacy Rights

If you live in California, you have the right to ask a company to tell you what personal information it has about you, stop it from selling personal information, delete the information or allow you to download it.

New Privacy Rights for All Californians Have Arrived

New Privacy Rights for All Californians Have Arrived

On January 1, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect giving all Californians new privacy rights. This highly-anticipated state law provides residents with the right to

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How can I get my personal information listed on MyLife removed?

You can contact data brokers like MyLife directly to request that your information be removed, but there is no guarantee that you will succeed.

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Is a website that has outdated information about me allowed to charge me to take it down?

Sometimes. Currently, no federal law gives you the right to prevent data brokers from collecting, sharing or publishing your personal information.

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