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Companies Make It Hard to Access Your Personal Data Under State Privacy Laws, CR Finds

Published September 18, 2026 · PogoWasRight

Consumer Reports examined how well businesses honor requests from consumers seeking copies of the personal information held about them under state privacy laws, and found the process is often difficult. The research highlights how routine activities like online shopping and loyalty sign-ups feed data that gets shared with advertisers, retailers, and brokers, sometimes affecting the prices people are offered.

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