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Nick

Nick

Nick is a lawyer and software engineer who works under the paradigm of Less is More. Delete Your Data called to him b/c it allows him to reduce his online footprint and help others do the same.

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What To Know About the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA)

In many ways, the Colorado Privacy Act of 2021 (“CPA”), also known as SB 21-190, is similar, but not identical, to its predecessors: the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), the California Privacy Rights Enforcement Act (“CPRA”) and the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (“VCDPA”).[1] The CPA focuses on data

Meet Our 2022 Summer Fellow

Branden Parent is our 2022 Summer Intern and a rising 2L at UNLV Boyd School of Law. What talent are you most proud of? I am proud of my ability to write poetry and prose. Do you know your Meyers-Briggs? No, but I would like to! What are your pet

Right to Be Forgotten

The Right to be Forgotten is most robustly codified in the General Data Protection Regulation GDPR. This right was initially recognized during the EU case Google v. Spain. The precedent set was that compaines that manages search engines and profit from data - like Google - should remove links to

How to: Delete Your Data From Credit Card Companies

When you close a credit card account, anyone with a few simple details on hand such as your Social Security number, Date of Birth, and personal phone number, can still access your personal information such as past credit statements held by your former credit provider. Credit card companies will hold

What the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 means for you

**What the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 means for you** The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) provides California residents expanded control over personal information that for-profit businesses who do business in California have collected about them. This additional control includes the right to know about the personal

PII v Anonymization

Not all data can or in some cases should be deleted. Data that is properly anonymized and has been removed of the personal identifying information tied to it provides a great benefit without substantively invading anyone’s rights to not be monitored and tracked. Data anonymization is a process which

How to: Stop Getting Financial Advertising like Credit Pre-approval Letters

## How Can I Stop Getting Financial Advertising like Credit Pre-approval Letters? It has never been more likely for a fraudster to remotely use a credit card in your name and cause you financial and personal havoc, according to the Federal Reserve. While the Federal Reserve noted that identity theft traced

Protecting Secrets

Unlocking a phone, computer, or other devices by scanning your fingerprint or smile can be convenient. It's also much less protected. On a practical basis it's easier for a cop or anyone else to simply point your phone at your face or place your thumb on the scanner than for

How to: Delete Your Data From Your Employer

If you work a job behind a computer, then your work computer has likely stored a large amount of data on you. Your employer may not delete that data when you leave. This means your data could be accessible until the company decides to replace the compute. That’s why

How to: Delete Your Data From Amazon

Amazon tracks your information and purchase history to provide custom advertisements and modified search results. If you want to eliminate this, you will likely need to delete your data from Amazon. Notably deleting your Amazon account immediately eliminates any Amazon services you have. This includes subscriptions, pending orders, gift card