Share on LinkedInShare on LinkedIn

ARTICLE · 10 OCTOBER 2025

New Law And Regulations Expand California's Data Broker Oversight

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Contributor
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

Founded more than 40 years ago as a boutique law firm servicing the entertainment and arts...

View firm profile
Explore more from Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

California continues to lead the nation in regulating the data brokerage ecosystem. On October 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 361 to expand disclosure and penalty requirements for data brokers in violation of California's Delete Act.

United StatesTechnology

California continues to lead the nation in regulating the data brokerage ecosystem. On October 8, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 361 to expand disclosure and penalty requirements for data brokers in violation of California's Delete Act. At the same time, the California Privacy Protection Agency (now re-branded as "CalPrivacy") advanced its long-awaited regulations to operationalize the Delete Act's one-stop deletion platform, known as the Data Removal and Opt-Out Platform, or DROP.

Together, these developments impose substantial new compliance obligations on data brokers and businesses indirectly handling consumer data. Companies should review their data collection relationships, disclosure practices, and technical readiness for DROP integration ahead of the January 2026 effective date.

We operate a free-to-view policy, asking only that you register in order to read all of our content. Please login or register to view the rest of this article.

www.fkks.com

This post first appeared in Frankfurt Kurnit's Focus on the Data blog (www.focusonthedata.com). It provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

www.fkks.com

This alert provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

www.fkks.com

This alert provides general coverage of its subject area. We provide it with the understanding that Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz is not engaged herein in rendering legal advice, and shall not be liable for any damages resulting from any error, inaccuracy, or omission. Our attorneys practice law only in jurisdictions in which they are properly authorized to do so. We do not seek to represent clients in other jurisdictions.

See more popular content from