Judith Pollard
Judith is a policy analyst who has followed privacy law from the first state statutes to the GDPR. She writes about the rules behind the data trade, from the Fair Credit Reporting Act to new state laws and the rights they give ordinary people.
Briefings by Judith
California's Delete Act and DROP: one request to every registered data broker
California's DROP lets residents send one deletion request to every registered data broker. How it works, why August 2026 matters, and what it will not cover.
Read the briefing »Argentina's personal data law (Law 25.326), explained for non-lawyers
What Argentina's Law 25.326 protects, when no consent is needed, the 10-day and 5-day clocks on your requests, who enforces it, and when to call a lawyer.
Read the briefing »The Fair Credit Reporting Act and people-search sites: where the line is
Why people-search sites say they are not consumer reporting agencies, what the FTC did when some crossed the line, and your rights in a real background check.
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