California’s Delete Act (SB 362), authored by State Sen. Josh Becker and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023, officially requires data brokers to start processing deletion requests as of August 1, 2026. This law created a free, one-stop tool called the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP). It lets any California resident tell hundreds of data brokers (companies that buy and sell personal information without a direct relationship with you) to delete your data and stop se