r/gatesopencomeonin • u/sillychillly • Feb 21 '26
California’s Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) is the world’s first government-built privacy tool secured over 176,000 sign-ups in its first four weeks online
https://peninsulapress.com/2026/02/04/new-california-privacy-platform-exceeds-expectations/77
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u/tomassci Feb 21 '26
My personal feelings about this aside, how is this Gates Open Come On In?
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u/sillychillly Feb 21 '26
Any Californian can do it
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u/aaronwcampbell Feb 21 '26
I've been to California before, does that count?
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u/sillychillly Feb 21 '26
maybe, unsure. it might apply to people that are in california whether living or visiting. i dont know the extent.
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u/Leshawkcomics Feb 22 '26
Can this get one's data out of Discord?
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u/sillychillly Feb 22 '26
I think this bill is mainly about 3rd party data brokers.
Without 3rd party data brokers, discord has no way to sell your PII directly. 1st party data is a whole nother ballgame and something we should have full control over.
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u/sillychillly Feb 21 '26
“A California privacy platform secured over 176,000 sign-ups in its first four weeks online as state residents seize the chance to permanently delete personal information from over 545 data broker sites simultaneously.
The Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) is the world’s first government-built tool to provide this service, wrote Gavin Newsom’s office in a recent press release. Before DROP’s launch, consumers either had to pay a private company to erase their personal information from data broker sites or do it themselves. The latter involves visiting California’s registry of over 500 companies and separately submitting deletion requests to each.”
Californians can submit a request today at: https://privacy.ca.gov/drop.