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title: "California's new DROP tool lets residents wipe their data from 500+ brokers in one request"
description: "With DROP, Californians can ask every registered data broker to delete their personal information at once."
url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/california-drop-data-broker-delete
language: en # English
type: news
published: 2026-01-03T17:00:00.000Z
updated: 2026-11-01T22:03:11.000Z
author: "Osamah Ismail"
author_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/en/author/1
section: "Security"
tags: ["privacy","data brokers","California","DROP"]
sources: ["California Privacy Protection Agency","TechCrunch"]
image: https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/cropped-delete-request-and-opt-out-platform-10e6577c.png
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  ar: https://kurddevelopers.com/ar/news/california-drop-data-broker-delete
publisher: Kurd Developers
publisher_url: https://kurddevelopers.com/
---

# California's new DROP tool lets residents wipe their data from 500+ brokers in one request

> With DROP, Californians can ask every registered data broker to delete their personal information at once.

![The DROP platform. Image: CalPrivacy](https://kurddevelopers.com/uploads/2026/11/cropped-delete-request-and-opt-out-platform-10e6577c.png)

**California** has launched **DROP** (Delete Requests and Opt-Out Platform). Verified residents can now send **one request** asking all registered data brokers to delete their personal data.

## What data?

Brokers collect and sell information such as Social Security numbers, browsing history, email addresses and phone numbers.

## How it works

- Covers more than **500 registered brokers**, current and future
- Brokers must start processing requests in **August 2026**
- Each has **90 days** to delete the data and report back
- Brokers that fail to comply face **$200 per day** in penalties

## What isn't deleted

Companies may keep first-party data you gave them directly. Vehicle registration and voter records are also exempt as public documents.

## Why it matters

The tool only applies in California, but it shows how personal data protection has become a global issue. Your data online is worth money.

**Sources:** California Privacy Protection Agency, TechCrunch

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Published by [Kurd Developers](https://kurddevelopers.com/) on 2026-01-03. Cite as: “California's new DROP tool lets residents wipe their data from 500+ brokers in one request”, Kurd Developers, https://kurddevelopers.com/en/news/california-drop-data-broker-delete