California passed a law this year that will allow residents to more easily prevent data brokers from selling their information.
Get the news that matters to all Californians. Start every week informed.Receive a weekly digest in your inbox from Dan Walters, who shines a light on how elected officials spend your tax dollars.California is continuing to lead on privacy protections. This year, lawmakers passed legislation that will allow people to prevent data brokers from selling their information with a single click.
Since consumers often have no direct contact with data brokers, they might not realize these entities exist, let alone that they have detailed dossiers about them that include countless data points.
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