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I Asked 100 Companies for My Data. I Got Deletion Notices Instead

Friday, August 28, 2026


A California resident submitted data access requests to 100 companies and received deletion notices instead of the requested information, according to reporting on California's consumer privacy law. California law grants residents the right to request access to personal data collected about them. The resident's experience reflects difficulties in exercising this legal right in practice.

Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/i-demanded-my-data-from-over-100-companies-deletion-notices-started-arriving-instead/

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