California Launches Privacy Tool Aimed at Blocking Sale of Personal Data

WASHINGTON, Jan. 22, 2026 – California has launched a privacy platform allowing residents to request that data brokers delete their personal information and stop selling it, under a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023. 

The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, known as DROP, enables Californians to submit a single deletion request that is transmitted to more than 500 registered data brokers. 

The tool was created under the Internet Application Integrity and Disclosure framework established by the Delete Act, or SB 362, which requires data brokers to comply with consumer deletion requests beginning Aug. 1, 2026.

“With the launch of DROP, California is once again setting the national standard for consumer privacy,” said Senator Josh Becker, author of the Delete Act. “DROP is a game changer for consumer privacy,” said Tom Kemp, executive director of CalPrivacy. “It gives people a straightforward way to take control of their personal information.”

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