data brokers
Joshua Morris (opens on the publisher’s site)
joshuamorris.info
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A New Mexico jury found nearly 44 million Facebook privacy violations after other states released those claims inside a child-safety settlement.
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California’s DROP platform reached its August 1, 2026 processing milestone—one request can reach hundreds of registered data brokers, with per-day fines for noncompliance, while the real test will be whether deletion results are audited and enforced.
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Cory Doctorow argues the real problem with data brokers is that they may collect and sell personal information by default—and that California’s DROP platform, while a real improvement, still puts the burden on the person being cataloged.
