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California's DROP Platform Lets Residents Erase Data

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from Dark Reading ·

The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) launches Aug. 1, with hundreds of thousands of Californians already registered. It centralizes data deletion requests under the state's privacy law. Success could prompt other states to adopt similar systems.

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This is a practical test of privacy regulation's enforcement, but its impact hinges on how many companies comply and whether users actually use it.
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