Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...

The Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) will force registered data brokers to delete your personal data upon request.

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