6 articles
Laws and your rights
What privacy laws in California, Texas, Virginia, Colorado, Oregon, Connecticut and the EU actually let you ask a data broker for, quoted from the texts, and how to send the request.
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
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
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