The new DROP platform aims to make it easy to request the deletion of online personal data held by data brokers in California ...

California legislative analysts concluded that data brokers offer valuable services, but also threaten people’s rights and ...

Data removal from brokers protects against AI-powered scams and deepfake threats in 2026. Learn how data brokers sell your ...

On January 1, Californians can use the state's Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) to request that online data brokers ...

The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP, is operated by the California Privacy Protection ...

If you use the internet, you've been in a data breach. Nearly every American is in multiple data breaches per year. There were over 3,000 major beaches in 2024 (registration required), with over 1.3 ...

To protect your genetic data, requesting that 23andMe delete it is a crucial step. SOPA Images via Getty Images You probably don’t want your genetic data — which can reveal health information and ...

The smartwatches and fitness trackers that we strap to our wrists are intended to log our activity in minute detail—but there might also be times when you’d rather records weren’t collected. Whether ...

A federal judge has ordered OpenAI to stop deleting output data from its popular large language model, ChatGPT. It’s part of an ongoing lawsuit from The New York Times alleging that OpenAI violated ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about privacy including AI, privtech, data justice and law. 23andMe’s bankruptcy announcement on March 23rd triggered ...