California’s SB 361 expands California’s Delete Act and will soon require registered data brokers to regularly check California’s data deletion database, known as DROP, to determine whether a California consumer has requested deletion of their personal information. Beginning August 1, 2026, data brokers must access DROP at least every 45 days and, when a request
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Data Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete Act
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in CCPA, Data Privacy
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete Act. This settlement is part of the CPPA’s investigative initiative announced back in October 2024.
The Delete Act requires data brokers to register…
California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Investigative Sweep of Data Brokers’ Compliance with Registration Requirements
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it will conduct a public investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the California Delete Act.
Pursuant to the Act, a “data broker” is “a business that knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a [California] consumer with whom the business…