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SOLVANG, CA – DECEMBER 2: Tourists flock to this Danish-themed town to view the colorful lights of the Christmas holiday season and to dine on aebleskivers, ice cream, and baked goods as viewed on December 2, 2023, in Solvang, California. Following the notoriety from the Academy Award-winning film Sideways, this buccolic farming region north of Santa Barbara has become a popular Wine Country stop for global and domestic tourists traveling between San Francisco and Los Angeles. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Hundreds of registered data brokers ignore user requests around personal data

Researchers in California contacted data brokers in their state to exercise their rights under the California Privacy Protection Act. Many didn’t reply, while others threw up barriers.
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A plume of smoke rises from the Ranch 2 Fire on August 15, 2020 in Azusa, California. The fire blackened at least 2,500 acres in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles but burned away from homes causing evacuation orders to be lifted on August 14. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Insurer paid $65,000 to help a city unlock ransomware in 2018. A second hack was more expensive.

The city of Azusa didn't disclose a payment in one incident, insurance paid up and now it's a victim again.
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