The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has unanimously adopted new regulations requiring certain businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to conduct annual audits of their cybersecurity...more
On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced a proposed $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, operator of the popular website Healthline.com. The AG alleges Healthline violated numerous...more
On March 12, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the first settlement reached under its jurisdiction to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This settlement, with American Honda Motor Co....more
On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced an “ongoing investigative sweep” into the use of consumer location data by mobile app providers, advertising networks and data brokers. The AG sent...more
On Feb. 21, 2024, California’s Attorney General (AG) announced the second public settlement of an enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This settlement requires DoorDash to pay a $375,000 civil...more
On Aug. 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced the first public fine for failure to comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Beauty products retailer Sephora Inc. agreed in a settlement...more
Consistent with a growing national trend, Virginia joined California in recently passing consumer privacy legislation with broad national reach. Both the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act ...more
4/8/2021
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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) created groundbreaking new rules for how businesses must handle California consumers’ personal data and spurred proposals for similar legislation across the country. ...more
11/12/2020
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Data privacy compliance emerged as a top-tier issue for businesses across the globe with the implementation of new laws with broad scope and sweeping coverage, including the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR),...more
8/3/2020
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