California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act yesterday, making it possible for Californians to either ask data brokers to delete their personal data or forbid them to sell or share it, with a single request.

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      1 year ago

      I tend to disagree with a lot of Californian politics, but hot damn are their pro consumer laws the best. Can’t wait for 2026.

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      1 year ago

      California could start by forbidding its own DMV from selling this data to data brokers in the fucking first place.