On July 1, the California attorney general (CA AG) announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, $1.55 million, and the first settlement against a website publisher, Healthline Media LLC (Healthline)....more
7/7/2025
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Opt-Outs ,
PHI ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General ,
Websites
As with many other areas of privacy law, it is not surprising that California continues to lead the nation in regulating data brokers – from promulgating new regulations to issuing a cluster of recent settlements. ...more
4/7/2025
/ California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Deletion ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Opt-Outs ,
Registration Requirement ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Settlement ,
State Attorneys General
In 2024, our team at BakerHostetler worked with hundreds of clients on a wide range of challenging privacy and data protection compliance issues. As the year ends, we are once again highlighting some key areas that warrant...more
12/20/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
New Legislation ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personal Data ,
State Data Privacy Laws
We have seen a dizzying amount of Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Agency) enforcement on the privacy front in 2024, with a heavy focus on the collection and sharing of health data, browsing and geolocation data, and...more
8/2/2024
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Chevron Deference ,
COPPA ,
Data Collection ,
Data Selling ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Geolocation ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Minor Children ,
Minors ,
PHI ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Surveillance ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
In a joint press release published on June 18, the California Attorney General and Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point) in connection with alleged violations of the...more
6/24/2024
/ Behavioral Advertising ,
Biden Administration ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
COPPA ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mobile Apps ,
Online Advertisements ,
Parental Consent ,
Personal Data ,
Settlement ,
Video Games