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.
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.
Which will soon be forgotten about due to the 24x7 news cycle, and minimal progress (if any) will be made by 2026.
It’s better than no step at all. His announcement of this will get the attention of more legislators and other governors from other states and as long as people support stuff like this, then we can influence more privacy protecting laws.