Your data privacy rights by state
20 U.S. states now have a comprehensive consumer data privacy law in effect — giving residents the right to see, delete and stop the sale of their personal data. The other 28 rely on federal protections, but everyone, in every state, can remove their information from data brokers. Find your state below.
States with a privacy law in effect (20)
States that regulate data brokers directly
A handful of states make data brokers register and honor deletion requests: California, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, Vermont. California goes furthest — its DELETE Act and DROP platform let you delete yourself from every registered broker with a single request.
Other states
These states don’t yet have a comprehensive privacy law in effect — but residents still have federal protections and can remove their data from brokers. See states without a comprehensive privacy law.
Rights are only useful if you exercise them
Whatever your state, start by seeing where you’re exposed. Our free check scans known breach and dark-web databases, then we help you remove your data from 499 broker and people-search sites — and keep it gone.
See also: data-broker opt-out guide · what is a data broker?
State privacy rights, explained
Which states have a data privacy law?
20 U.S. states have a comprehensive consumer data privacy law in effect as of June 2026, including California, Virginia, Colorado, Connecticut, Texas and Oregon. About 28 states still have no comprehensive law and rely on federal protections.
What can I do if my state has no privacy law?
You can still remove your personal information. Federal laws like the FTC Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act apply everywhere, and every major data broker and people-search site is required to honor an opt-out request — no state law needed.
How do I delete my personal data?
Send privacy requests to the businesses that hold your data, and separately opt out of the data brokers and people-search sites that resell your profile. Our free breach check and data-broker opt-out guide show you where to start.