California’s DROP Tool Is Now Live and It Changes the Data Landscape

California’s DROP Tool Is Now Live and It Changes the Data Landscape

Ecommerce Innovation Alliance

February 23, 2026

California has launched a first-in-the-nation centralized data deletion privacy tool called the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform(DROP). Developed by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), it is an online platform that allows Californians to submit a single request directing registered data brokers to delete their personal information and stop selling it. Starting August 1, 2026, data brokers must delete users data within 90 days of request.…

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