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Calif. privacy regulator sponsors legislation to expand deletion rights

By Mike Swift ( January 30, 2026, 23:43 GMT | Insight) -- California’s privacy watchdog is co-sponsoring legislation to expand the rights of residents of the largest US state to delete the personal data that companies hold about them. With the proposed Expanding Privacy Rights Act (SB 923) along with the recent creation of a privacy committee in the California Senate, the chief of CalPrivacy told MLex the agency plans to become more active working with lawmakers to expand Californians' privacy rights.California’s privacy watchdog is sponsoring legislation to expand privacy rights for the 39 million residents of the most populous US state by allowing Californians to demand companies delete information they gather about residents from third parties....

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