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About half of California's registered data brokers report fewer than 100 deletion requests a year
What 603 data brokers disclosed in California's registry: how many deletion requests they get, how often they say they comply and how long they take.
Oct 9, 2026 · 12 min read
California's Delete Act and DROP: what one request does, and what it does not
One free request to 600+ registered data brokers for California residents: what the Delete Act says, how to sign up for DROP, and what it does not reach.
Oct 9, 2026 · 14 min read
Colorado Privacy Act: how to ask a data broker to delete your data, and what the law does not do
What the Colorado Privacy Act says about deleting your data from brokers: the 45-day clock, appeals, Global Privacy Control, and what falls outside it.
Oct 9, 2026 · 13 min read
Connecticut's privacy law lets you ask data brokers to delete your data, including public-record profiles since October 2026
What the Connecticut Data Privacy Act says about deleting your data from brokers: 45-day deadlines, appeals, opt-out signals, and the October 2026 profile rule.
Oct 9, 2026 · 18 min read
How to stop spam calls: what works today, and what stops the refill
Phone settings, carrier tools and the Do Not Call Registry cut spam calls today. Removing your number from data brokers reduces how fast they come back.
Oct 9, 2026 · 15 min read
Oregon's data broker registry and privacy law: what you can ask a data broker to do
Oregon has a public data broker registry and a privacy act with a deletion request. What the texts say, how to send a request, and what is left out.
Oct 9, 2026 · 15 min read
How to remove your address from the internet
Where your home address shows up online, the order to remove it (people-search sites, Google, public records) and what can only be shielded, not deleted.
Oct 9, 2026 · 12 min read
How to remove your information from the internet: the order that works
A practical order for deleting yourself from the internet: your own accounts, people-search sites, Google, other people's posts and public records.
Oct 9, 2026 · 14 min read
Texas data broker law: what you can ask a data broker to delete, and how
Texas has a privacy law with a 45-day deletion request and a public data broker registry, but no one-stop opt-out. What the statutes say and the gaps.
Oct 9, 2026 · 15 min read
Virginia's privacy law and your data: what the VCDPA lets you ask a data broker to delete
What Virginia's Consumer Data Protection Act says about deletion requests, the 45-day clock, appeals, the Attorney General, and the public-records gap.
Oct 9, 2026 · 15 min read
Why your mobile number is in sales databases, and how to get it out
Contact databases like ZoomInfo, Apollo and RocketReach sell work emails and mobile numbers. Here is where they get them and how to opt out.
Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min read
How to remove yourself from people-search sites
A practical order for getting your home address and phone number off Spokeo, Whitepages, BeenVerified and other people-search sites.
Oct 6, 2026 · 4 min read
What is a data broker, and how do you get off their lists?
Data brokers collect, combine and sell personal information. Here is how they get your data, what they do with it, and how to have it deleted.
Oct 6, 2026 · 7 min read
