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The California Consumer Privact Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, enhances privacy rights and consumer protections of California residents. Follow this channel for latest guidance and updates on the CCPA,... more +
The California Consumer Privact Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, enhances privacy rights and consumer protections of California residents. Follow this channel for latest guidance and updates on the CCPA, including implications for business conducting business in California.  less -
Ropes & Gray LLP

Pixel Litigation Risk at Financial Institutions

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An increasingly aggressive plaintiffs’ bar has brought purported class action suits based on the nearly ubiquitous use of tracking technologies used for website analytics. Although any actual harm to the plaintiffs is...more

Fisher Phillips

Healthline to Pay $1.55M for Alleged CCPA Violations: Key Lessons for Businesses from Largest Settlement Yet

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Healthline Media has agreed to pay $1.55 million to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) – which is the largest settlement to date under the state’s landmark privacy law. The...more

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Adtech Privacy Pain Points: Top 7 List for Effective Opt-Out Compliance

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As privacy enforcement ramps up, effectively managing opt-out requirements under state privacy laws is a top risk mitigation measure. But complying with opt-outs is not just a matter of providing a consumer-facing opt-out...more

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New Jersey Proposes Rules for the New Jersey Data Privacy Act

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New Jersey’s Office of Consumer Protection has prepared proposed rules for the New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA) (Proposed Rules). While the bulk of the Proposed Rules consist of recitations of the obligations found in the...more

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Clothing Retailer Faces Big Fines for CCPA Violations: A Wake-Up Call + An Action Plan for Businesses

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In a significant enforcement move, California’s consumer privacy regulator just ordered a national clothing retailer to pay a $345,178 fine to resolve alleged violations of the state’s privacy law. The California Privacy...more

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CPPA Underscores That Businesses Own CCPA Compliance – Even When Privacy Management Tools Fail

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has made it abundantly clear: privacy compliance isn’t just about publishing the right disclosures – it’s about whether your systems actually work. On May 6, the agency fined...more

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Tips to Reduce Risk of Exposure to UID2 Class Actions

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Businesses need to remain vigilant regarding recent developments in consumer-based data privacy class actions. In recent weeks, the plaintiff class action bar has filed several lawsuits against The Trade Desk Inc. related to...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

Business to Pay $630,000 Fine for Violation Claims Caused by Cookie Management Tool

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A major vehicle automaker will have to change its business practices and pay a hefty fine to resolve claims that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), according to the state regulatory authority...more

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Privacy Regulators Target the Location Data Industry

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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

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Lessons from the CPPA’s $632,500 Settlement with Connected Vehicle Manufacturer

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On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Co. (Honda) over alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA investigated...more

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New CPPA Decision Means Businesses Must Review Their Privacy Compliance Processes and Consent Management Tools

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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order on March 12, 2025, with an vehicle manufacturer regarding its investigation of its privacy practices, where it agreed to a $632,500 settlement for 150...more

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Location Data Practices Targeted by California Lawmakers and Regulators

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In late February, California lawmakers introduced new legislation that would impose sweeping restrictions on the use of location and tracking data. Known as the California Location Data Act (CLDA), this legislation goes a...more

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Honda Settlement for CCPA Violations Should Be A Warning to all Businesses

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On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency) announced a settlement with American Honda Motor Company, Inc. (Honda) for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA),...more

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CPPA Announces Its First CCPA Non-Data Broker Enforcement Action

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On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (Agency) announced its first non-data broker enforcement action requiring a vehicle manufacturer to pay an administrative fine of $632,500 in connection with the...more

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California Attorney General Targets Location Data Industry

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On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry for potential non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”)....more

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Session-Replay Class Action Tossed by the Eighth Circuit

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Over the last several years, litigation (often class actions) premised on the use of technology like session-replay products, web beacons, pixels, and cookies has proliferated. Typical theories include plaintiffs claiming...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Is Your Business Trapped? The Rise of “Trap and Trace” Litigation

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Almost every business has a website; every website should have a privacy policy, terms of use, and, in some cases, a consumer privacy rights notice—if certain state consumer privacy rights laws apply to your business, such as...more

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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: January 2025

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Welcome to the twentieth installment in our monthly data privacy litigation report. We prepare these reports to provide updates on how courts in the United States have handled emerging data privacy trends. After our expansive...more

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Proposed State Privacy Law Update: February 17, 2025

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Keypoint: Last week saw a flurry of activity across numerous states, including bills advancing in Virginia, Oklahoma, Washington, Utah, and South Carolina, while lawmakers continued to introduce bills across the country. ...more

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DSIR Deeper Dive - The Worst Cookie Recipe

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Countless hours are being spent categorizing cookies and other tracking technologies to work with consent management platforms, part of a purpose-built industry aiming to help companies deal with the increasingly complex and...more

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Navigating Consumer Opt-Outs in Corporate Transactions: Insights on California’s AB 1824

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On September 29, 2024, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 1824  into law, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) to require entities involved in corporate transactions, such as mergers and acquisitions,...more

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Consent West-Winds: The Dark Cloud of Dark Patterns

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On September 4, the California Privacy Protection Agency, the agency responsible for enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), issued an enforcement advisory on “dark patterns” and their inability to constitute...more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Warns Businesses Against “Dark Patterns” and Urges “Symmetry in Choice”

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Not to be left behind by other regulators, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently issued an enforcement advisory on “dark patterns” in the context of the notice and consent required under the California...more

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That’s the Way the Cookie Crumbles

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Do you know what cookies your company’s website is using? If not, you likely do not know whether your company’s website is honoring users’ data protection choices involving the use of cookies. You should know and care so your...more

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Do Dark Patterns Lurk on Your Website? 4 Steps Businesses Should Take as Regulators Focus on How Privacy Rights Are Presented on...

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Businesses with a website beware: California regulators just warned that the law prohibits your website from making website users jump through hoops or otherwise confusing them as they try to exercise their privacy rights,...more

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