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I've been building the infra for data brokers to connect to DROP (easy), actually effect deletions (hard), and make sure the data stays deleted (harder): forgetmenaut.com DROP is p…

Do you think you could be an unregistered data broker? You should probably reach out to me directly so I can give you more targeted advice. All of the requests are SHA-256 hashvalu…

Well the CPPA (state regulator) just hit General Motors with a $12.75M fine for selling data to two registered data brokers, and made the brokers who received the data delete it al…

I once did an application of Benford's Law to USDT transactions between crypto exchanges, which seemed to indicate some exchanges had mostly "organic" transactions and a handful of…

To be fair, the reason the CA laws are much more expansive on all uses of data is because companies have tried a number of arrangements to get around the definition of "sale". This…

(I'm also in Utah) I'll second this observation, as well as add that apart from AI slop most people around here associate the data center push with the sudden proliferation of Floc…

That would be interesting but the space is so choked now. I'm also already busy building Forgetmenaut and enabling data deletion at scale: forgetmenaut.com

You're probably on to something with the value of disagreement. I think it's one reason why chatting with current models doesn't create the same stimulation as rubber-ducking used …

In 2017 LLMs weren't powerful enough to generate working code on their own, but my goal was to at least create a chatbot that could help you rubber-duck-debug your way to a solutio…

The CPPA went above the FTC and banned it outright, as well as forcing the two registered data brokers who bought the data to delete it.

Well, CT and VT passed their own version of the California DROP system last week and there are 5 other states in play for the current 2026 legislative sessions. I think it will be …

I built a half-baked CRM that has a lot of custom fields and visuals for statistics that are relevant to my potential customers. I'm selling primarily to registered data brokers, s…

California very quietly passed AB-1542 last week which includes precise location data, health data, SSNs, etc. I expect many states to follow suit. Related, General Motors got hit …

Previous discussion on this case: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39709991 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42734260 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39793903 The real…

Yes of course, I was in a mountain lake looking for walleye yesterday!

My wife used to think that I had terrible sleep apnea because I'd repeatedly quit breathing for a minute or two at a time and then gasp for air, but it turned out I was just dreami…

Is this named after the 2011 split album with Grimes and d'Eon?

The fact that this is an AI generated comment makes this far funnier, despite being true.

I don't think it is killing SaaS. I have definitely had to extend my sales cycle when a potential customer vibe-coded a quick fix for a pain point that might have triggered a sale …

My friend Dave Taylor (programmer on Doom / Doom 2 / Quake / Abuse) was famous for marathon gaming sessions when he was at id. He told me it almost killed him after a session becau…

I lament my 13 mini coming to the end of its lifespan. Good design.

I am very curious if California's consumer rights to data deletion and correction are going to apply to the LLM model providers.

Fantastic read and a really interesting company I did not know about until just now. I would love to see how it handles Castlevania II.

If you are a California resident you can request a deletion via the state's new DROP platform which is launching next year. That will send the deletion request to every registered …