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Security Now · Wednesday, September 16, 2026

California Data Broker Deletion Law Update: August 1st Deadline Impact

California's mandatory data broker deletion law, which went into effect at the beginning of the year, reached an important date on August 1st. The program aims to make it easier for individuals to remove their information from data broker lists.

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The tape

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“It's time to revisit California's drop-mandatory data broker deletion.”
“We talked about this at the beginning of the year when it first went into effect. Uh, I joined it, I think you did too, Leo.”
“Um, August 1st was an important date there that we will talk about and catch up.”
Heard on Security Now — “SN 1096: Are we the Krell? - 153 Million Driver's Licenses Leaked”, published Wednesday, September 16, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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California Data Broker Deletion Law Update: August 1st Deadline Impact — Heardvine