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Ask HN: How to request Google and FB to delete data for CA resident?

6 pointsby newera2017over 5 years ago

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lioetersover 5 years ago
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;justdelete.me" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;justdelete.me</a><p>A directory of direct links to delete your account from web services.<p>HN discussion (4 months ago): <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=20859212" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=20859212</a><p>---<p>The above was the first thing that came to mind, but deleting your account doesn&#x27;t necessarily delete your personal data from their servers. For that you may need to exercise your legal rights more explicitly.<p>This may be closer to what you&#x27;re seeking:<p>California Privacy Directory <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;caprivacy.github.io&#x2F;caprivacy&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;caprivacy.github.io&#x2F;caprivacy&#x2F;</a><p>&quot;California Residents have the right to<p>- Know what personal data is collected about them.<p>- Know if their personal data is sold or disclosed and to whom.<p>- Opt-out of the sale of personal data.<p>- Access their personal data.<p>- Request businesses to delete all personal information collected about the consumer.<p>- Not discriminate in service for exercising their privacy rights under it.<p>The following is an alphabetical ordered list of companies and URLs to perform a Data Subject Access Request (DSAR) and exercise your rights under this law.&quot;