On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss its proposed data broker regulations concerning the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) and voted to authorize CPPA staff to advance the regulations to formal rulemaking. As mandated by the Delete Act (discussed in a previous alert), the DROP will allow California residents to submit a single request to delete all personal information held by all data brokers operating in the state via an accessible mechanism. Data brokers would be required to access the DROP for updates every 45 days and delete the personal information of any state resident that matched the data broker’s records unless a deletion exception set forth in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) applies. These regulations also follow the CPPA’s November 2024 meeting, during which CPPA staff provided an update on the development of the DROP.Continue Reading CPPA Votes Out Proposed Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) Data Broker Regulations