According to the California Privacy Protection Agency, Delete Request + Opt-out Program (DROP) is the first of its kind. It allows consumers to request the deletion of their data from over 500 data brokers — all in one request. California is the first in the world to provide this platform.
Dr. Chris Mattmann is the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer (CDAIO) at UCLA, a first of its kind in the UC system. Before UCLA, Mattmann was the Division Manager of the Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Innovative Development Organization at NASA Jet Propulsion Lab. Mattmann’s work helped uncover the Panama Papers scandal which won the Pulitzer Prize in Journalism in 2017.