Broken Promises of Data Transparency The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) aimed to give individuals control over their personal data by allowing them to request access to information collected by companies, enabling informed decisions about how that data is used.
However, when I submitted 100 requests for data access under CCPA, I encountered a disturbing pattern: instead of providing transparency, many companies responded with deletion notices or refused to process the request.
McDonald's sent me a 515 page report detailing my app interactions but included a deletion notice, which I had explicitly asked them not to do.