Pennsylvania data privacy rights and data broker removal (2026)
How to exercise your data privacy rights in Pennsylvania, opt out of data brokers, and file a complaint — updated for 2026.
At a glance
- Comprehensive privacy law? No. Your rights come from the statutes below.
- Honors Global Privacy Control? Not required
- Data-broker registry? No
- Enforced by Pennsylvania Attorney General (consumer protection, breach notification)
What Delist can do for you in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has no comprehensive privacy law in effect. We submit your requests through each broker's own opt-out channel, on your behalf. Many national brokers honor these requests wherever you live, but none is required to by Pennsylvania law, so we follow up and re-file rather than assume.
How the three groups work: our authorized-agent framework.
What still protects you
Pennsylvanians have breach-notification rights (73 P.S. § 2301 et seq.) and general consumer-protection remedies, plus the practical ability to opt out of/request deletion from CCPA-covered data brokers and to use GPC. They cannot compel most businesses to honor access, correction, deletion, or opt-out rights under state law.
How to exercise your rights
Residents rely on breach notification and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, may submit opt-out/deletion requests to CCPA-covered data brokers, and may use the Global Privacy Control. No comprehensive state mechanism to compel access/deletion.
Ready to see who's selling your information? Browse our data broker removal guides for step-by-step opt-out instructions.
Special protections
Breach of Personal Information Notification Act (73 P.S. § 2301 et seq.). Address Confidentiality Program (Safe at Home) administered by the PA Office of Victim Advocate for DV/stalking/sexual-assault survivors. Pennsylvania has considered judicial-privacy/address-protection legislation — verify enacted status before relying on it.
How to file a complaint
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection — https://www.attorneygeneral.gov/submit-a-complaint/consumer-complaint/
Recent updates (2025–2026)
A comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Act has passed the PA House in prior sessions but has not become law as of 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Does Pennsylvania have a data privacy law?
Pennsylvania has no comprehensive consumer privacy law, but federal rules and data-broker opt-out paths still apply.
How do I remove my information from data brokers in Pennsylvania?
Residents rely on breach notification and the Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, may submit opt-out/deletion requests to CCPA-covered data brokers, and may use the Global Privacy Control. No comprehensive state mechanism to compel access/deletion.
Who enforces privacy law in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania Attorney General (consumer protection, breach notification)
Does Pennsylvania have a data broker registry?
No. Pennsylvania does not have a dedicated data-broker registry, but you can still opt out of brokers directly.
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