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Something that sounds cool for Californians: an easy way to send delete requests to 500+ data brokers all at once — for free. (privacy.ca.gov)
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The system won't be available until January 1, 2026 and the data brokers won't start processing the requests until August 1, but still a nice step.

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[–] cardfire@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

It's the closest thing in the union to getting GDPR.

It sucks, it's always a compromised vision, and I still love us for trying so damned hard to do the right things.