Imagine making shadowy data brokers erase your personal info. Californians may soon live the dream

By DAVID HAMILTON
AP Business Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California has some of the strongest digital privacy laws in the U.S. and is on the verge of handing consumers a major new tool to combat the sale and secret use of personal information they may never have agreed to share. Both houses of the state Legislature have passed the Delete Act, which would establish a “one stop shop” where individuals could order hundreds of data brokers to delete information such as location history and financial details. Doing so currently requires contacting each of those companies separately. The measure could have significant implications for businesses and individuals, in California and beyond.