Plain-English guides to SB 362 — the deadlines, who must comply, how the deletion cycle works, and how to do it without exposing consumer data.
Every date data brokers need to know under the California Delete Act (SB 362) — when the DROP platform goes live, when deletion processing begins, the 45-day cycle, and when audits start.
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A step-by-step look at the recurring 45-day deletion cycle data brokers must run under the California Delete Act — download the DROP batch, match, decide, respond, and prove.
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The fines and exposure data brokers face under the California Delete Act (SB 362) — the $200/day registration penalty, accruing administrative fines, audits, and the compounding risk of a recurring duty.
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How data brokers can match the California Delete Act DROP batch against their records without copying consumer personal information around — privacy-preserving hash matching, explained.
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A plain-English guide to who counts as a data broker under California law (SB 362), the annual registration requirement, the fees and penalties, and what registration obligates you to do.
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The California Delete Act (SB 362) and the CCPA both give consumers deletion rights — but they work very differently. Here's how they compare, and why complying with one doesn't cover the other.
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A practical, step-by-step checklist for registering as a data broker with the California Privacy Protection Agency under the Delete Act (SB 362) — who registers, by when, the fee, and what registration commits you to.
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A plain-English explainer of the DROP API — the interface data brokers use to download California Delete Act deletion requests and submit their responses, including how corrections work.
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