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Some states' privacy laws give consumers deletion rights, but they don't offer a streamlined way to submit those requests. Kemp said current processes for requesting data deletion or opting out of ...

Californians gained a powerful new tool this month to curb the collection and sale of their personal data, as one of the strictest privacy laws in the country officially took effect. The law allows ...

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