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Pluralistic: California's privacy obstacle course (23 Jul 2026)

329 · Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow · July 23, 2026, 10:45 a.m.
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Summary
The blog post discusses California's flawed data privacy regulations, particularly the DROP process, which is seen as overly complex and ineffective. It criticizes how data brokers operate with minimal restrictions, emphasizing the need for a complete ban on such entities instead of convoluted processes that maintain the illusion of user consent to surveillance.
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