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Data broker registrations by state versus total identified brokers (750). The gap between registered brokers and the reference line represents brokers that may be required to register but have not yet done so, highlighting significant compliance gaps across all state registries.

Hundreds of data brokers have not registered with state consumer protection agencies. These findings come as more states are passing data broker transparency laws that require brokers to provide information about their business and, in some cases, give consumers an easy way to opt out.

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Coalition Defends CFPB's Consumer Complaint System

We are joining 40+ consumer, civil rights, housing, and privacy organizations in urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to maintain and continue its Consumer Complaint Intake System in the face of pressures to eliminate this vital consumer protection tool.

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Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Consumer Reports Support Senate Bill 361 to improve data broker reporting

We're proud to stand with Consumer Reports in supporting Senator Becker's SB 361 to improve the registration and transparency requirements of the California Delete Act.

California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)

The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) protects Californians against unauthorized interception, recording, and eavesdropping on private communications, conversations, or telephone calls. It provides individuals with robust privacy protections for electronic and oral communications.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition Urge Support for California Assembly Bill 446 to End Surveillance Pricing

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alongside civil rights, consumer advocates, and privacy organizations, urges support for California Assembly Bill 446 (AB 446), legislation designed to ban the unfair practice of "surveillance pricing." Surveillance pricing occurs when businesses use personal consumer data, such as browsing history, location, or past purchases, to set individualized prices, resulting in unfair price discrimination.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition support AB 566 to make it easier to exercise your privacy rights

Exercising your privacy rights can unfortunately be an unnecessarily arduous task. That's why we're proud to stand with a coalition of civil society, consumer protection and privacy advocates supporting Assembly Bill 566, a bill that would require browsers and mobile operating systems to include a setting that enables a consumer to send an opt-out preference signal.

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse and Coalition urge lawmakers to oppose CRA resolution targeting consumer protections for payment apps

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, alongside a coalition of civil rights, consumer, and privacy organizations, strongly opposes the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution S.J. Res 28, which would roll back vital consumer protections for digital payment apps. This resolution threatens to remove essential oversight that helps ensure the safety and security of millions of users who rely on these apps daily. We urge Senators to reject this resolution and protect consumers from increased vulnerability to fraud, misuse of sensitive personal data, and unjust account freezes or deactivations.