Californians can tell data brokers to DROP their information

California has launched the Delete Request and Opt‑out Platform DROP, a state‑run portal that lets residents send deletion and opt‑out requests to all registered data brokers in one place. DROP was created under California’s Delete Act, which forces data brokers to register with the California...

Disaster Recovery Disaster: Drill Gone Wrong Leads To Loss Of Data On 800K

Call it a disaster recovery drill disaster. The loss of four magnetic tape cartridges containing data on 800,000 California residents was the unfortunate result of an IBM-managed disaster recovery exercise gone wrong, said Christine Lally, Assistant Secretary, Legislation & Communications for the...