One Tech Tip: Californians have a new privacy tool for deleting their data

Californians can now use a new tool to request the removal of their personal information from over 500 data brokers.

Tasmanian Liberals share, then delete image of two Labor MPs at Taste of Summer festival

The Tasmanian Liberal Party has deleted a photograph it posted on social media that showed two female Labor MPs at the Taste ...
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Sick of Scam Calls and Texts? You Can Now Request to Remove Your Details From Data Brokers

State law now allows California residents to have their contact and personal information removed from the people who sell it.

Meta closes 550,000 accounts to comply with Australia's kids social media ban

To comply with Australia's under-16 social media ban, Meta said in a Medium blog that it has shut down nearly 550,00 accounts ...

Meta removes 500,000 youth accounts under Australia's new social media ban

Meta has removed more than half a million social media accounts belonging to Australians under the age of 16, the company ...

Calmatters: How Californians Can Use A New State Website To Block Hundreds Of Data Brokers

The system, known as the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform, or DROP, has been in the works for years, mandated by a 2023 ...
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Meta removes 550,000 accounts across its social media platforms in compliance with the under-16s ban

Meta removed 500,000+ under-16 Australian accounts from Facebook, Instagram and Threads after the social media ban.

A new California website blocks data brokers. Here’s how to use it

The new tool delivers privacy instructions to every registered data broker at once. Launched on Jan. 1, it is open to all California residents.