Is there a data broker registry in Texas, Oregon or Vermont, and can I use it to opt out?

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Yes, three states besides California publish broker lists, but none of them files opt-outs for you. Texas: under Business & Commerce Code ch. 510, brokers register yearly with the Secretary of State ($300) and must post a conspicuous notice on their sites and apps that they are a data broker; the searchable registry is at texas-sos.appianportalsgov.com/data-broker-registry. The Secretary of State does not enforce, so you use the list to send each broker a deletion or opt-out request under the Texas privacy law, answerable within 45 days. Oregon: brokers have registered with the Division of Financial Regulation since January 1, 2024 (ORS 646A.593), and each files a short narrative explaining how consumers opt out, which DFR publishes for you to follow; the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act then gives you deletion and opt-out rights plus the right to a list of the specific third parties that received your data. Vermont: brokers register every January (9 V.S.A. § 2446) and must state whether they allow opt-outs, the method, and which activities it covers; search at bizfilings.vermont.gov/databrokersearch/Search. Only California has a one-stop tool: DROP took requests from January 1, 2026, and since August 1, 2026 every registered broker must check it and delete every 45 days. Build the request at https://takeitdown.agentexchange.work/request/privacy (free; you send it, the deadline is tracked).

Is there a data broker registry in Texas, Oregon or Vermont, and can I use it to opt out?

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