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It’s easier for Californians to escape data brokers following a CalMatters investigation
CalMatters and The Markup showed how website code could make it harder for Californians to exercise their right to remove personal data. Now much of that code has disappeared.
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California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then the worst happened
A massive hack of education platform Canvas hit California especially hard. What happens next?
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Websites break California privacy law at ‘industrial scale,’ survey finds
Tech companies like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are ignoring data controls mandated under California law, researchers say.
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California jury finds Meta, Google liable for teen’s mental distress in landmark social media trial
The jury awarded a family $3 million in the closely-watched case over Facebook and YouTube addiction.
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It was John Wayne’s political club. Now it’s spending millions on online influence
The Lincoln Media Foundation has spent big to push ‘local’ conservative messaging
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Following CalMatters investigation, Congress finds data brokers cost consumers tens of billions of dollars
A congressional investigation estimates broker breaches have cost consumers $20 billion in identity theft. Major brokers now promise to make it easier to opt out of their databases.
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‘We’re basically pushers:’ Two California courtrooms hear how companies may have hooked kids on social media
Lawsuits in California federal and state court are unearthing documents embarrassing to tech companies — and may be a tipping point into federal regulation.
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How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers
A tool called DROP lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.
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Could this mysterious California news site influence the 2026 election?
The California Courier uses the name of an established paper and doesn’t disclose apparent Republican ties. Critics call it “pink slime.”
