Massachusetts Data Removal Guide (2026)
Massachusetts has no comprehensive consumer privacy law but operates one of the strongest consumer protection statutes in the country. Chapter 93A, which allows double or triple damages for willful violations and a robust AG enforcement arm.
At a glance
- Comprehensive state privacy law
- No (CCPA opt-out rights apply)
- Enforcement
- Massachusetts Attorney General
- Residents
- 7M (approx.)
Massachusetts Privacy Landscape
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 93A empowers the AG and private consumers to sue for unfair or deceptive trade practices, with double or triple damages for willful violations. The Massachusetts Information Security Regulations (201 CMR 17.00) set high data-security standards for any business holding Massachusetts residents' personal information. Multiple privacy bills (e.g., MIPSA, MDPA) are pending. Deletion leverage comes via 93A and broker CCPA workflows.
What rights do Massachusetts residents have?
- →Chapter 93A, double/treble damages
- →201 CMR 17.00 information security regulation
- →Cross-state CCPA leverage
Where does your data leak from in Massachusetts?
Data brokers don’t guess your address — they scrape specific public-record sources. The ones most relevant in Massachusetts:
- Middlesex, Suffolk, Worcester County registry of deeds
- Massachusetts Trial Court public access
- Massachusetts RMV records
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File a complaint with the Massachusetts Attorney General’s consumer protection division. Deceptive-practice statutes often provide remedies even without a state-specific privacy law.
File a complaint with Massachusetts Attorney General ↗FAQ: Massachusetts data removal
How does Chapter 93A help with data broker removal?+
If a broker materially misrepresents its privacy practices (e.g., claims to delete data but does not), 93A lets you recover statutory damages plus double or triple damages for willful violations. It does not create a direct deletion right but makes enforcement leverage substantial.