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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
CalMatters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
What happened
According to CalMatters’s source item, It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation, CalMatters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
Context
The development sits in VINI’s California file for readers following state policy, regional institutions, courts, markets, public services, and California communities. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-05-22T12:00:00+00:00.
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Source
Primary source: It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation via CalMatters. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigationCalMatters - 2026-05-22T12:00:00+00:00
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