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DROP compliance guides

Practical, sourced guides to California's Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) for registered data brokers.

DROP identifier hashing: the SHA-256 spec, by identifier type

Standardization rules for every DROP identifier type, the composite hashing process for NDZ and NameVIN, and the four numeric status codes you report back.

What is the California DROP program?

What DROP is, who runs it, the 45-day processing cycle, the six deletion lists and the four status codes.

California data broker registration

Who must register, the January 31 deadline, the $6,000 fee, and what registration obliges you to do in DROP.

SB 362, the California Delete Act

The two duties SB 362 creates, the key dates, and how the $200-per-day penalty arithmetic works.

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