California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Enforcement, State Privacy Laws

California Privacy Protection Agency Remains Committed to Privacy Rights Enforcement

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 7/28/2025

Before assuming his new role as Executive Director for the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), Tom Kemp served as a volunteer policy advisor on the Delete Act in 2023 and California’s 2020 ballot initiative, which...more

5 Privacy Enforcement Trends to Watch Out For in 2025

Osano on 5/28/2025

Regulations matter, but until they’re enforced, they’re all just so many words (so, so many words) on paper. Businesses know that what really counts is whether, how, where, and when regulators enforce the law....more

Global Data Privacy Collaboration Deepens: CPPA and UK ICO Sign Cooperation Pact

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 5/2/2025

In a noteworthy step toward international privacy collaboration, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has entered into a formal declaration of cooperation with the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). This...more

States form Consortium of Privacy Regulators to cooperate on enforcement

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/28/2025

On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy. The Consortium consists of the...more

Privacy Policy Basics

Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC on 4/23/2025

In today’s digital landscape, privacy policies have evolved from obscure legal documents into essential corporate governance tools. As data privacy regulations expand globally, organizations face increasing compliance...more

March Privacy Forecast: U.S. State and Federal Enforcement Trends

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/31/2025

This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more

California Proposes CCPA Update on Location Data Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/13/2025

On February 21, 2025, representatives in the California legislature introduced California Assembly Bill 1355, also known as the California Location Privacy Act (“AB 1355”). AB 1355 seeks to amend the California Consumer...more

DSIR Deeper Dive: State Comprehensive Privacy Laws

BakerHostetler on 10/28/2024

Things happen quickly in the world of data privacy. With new laws being enacted, regulations continuing to develop and enforcements an ongoing reality, we thought a brief update on recent developments in U.S. comprehensive...more

California Announces Dark Patterns as an Enforcement Priority

Cozen O'Connor on 9/25/2024

With a growing number of states having passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws (19 in total, with seven passed this year alone), state enforcement actions related to data privacy are growing increasingly common....more

California Regulator Cautions Businesses Against the Use of Dark Patterns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/23/2024

On September 4, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued an Enforcement Advisory cautioning businesses against the use of “dark patterns” in their consumer-facing user interfaces. The California Consumer...more

California's Privacy Regulator Issues Enforcement Guidance on How To Avoid "Dark Patterns" in Obtaining Consumer Consent

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/20/2024

On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") announced that it issued an Enforcement Advisory ("Advisory") providing guidance on how to avoid using prohibited "Dark Patterns" to obtain consent from...more

Maryland Legislature Passes Consumer Data Privacy Bill

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/8/2024

Keypoint: Maryland’s bill diverges from other Washington Privacy Act variants passed to date with unique data minimization, sensitive data, minor’s data privacy, and unlawful discrimination provisions (among others)....more

California Court of Appeal Lifts Stay of CCPA Enforcement Deadlines

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 2/13/2024

In a significant ruling on February 9, 2024, the California Court of Appeal reversed a trial court judgment that had stayed enforcement of California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations. This decision will make certain...more

California Regulators Win Their Appeal to Enforce the CCPA Revised Regulations as of July 1, 2023

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Privacy, Cyber & AI... on 2/13/2024

For companies that slow-tracked their California compliance activities because of the tentative March 29, 2024 effective date due to the pending appeal on the regulation enforcement timeline, it is now time to prioritize...more

New Jersey Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law

WilmerHale on 1/18/2024

On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey Assembly and Senate passed Senate Bill 332 (S. 332, or the “Act”), and it was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on January 16. This makes New Jersey the first state to enact a...more

2024 Privacy Law Preview

WilmerHale on 1/17/2024

As we have detailed previously, 2023 was a landmark year for privacy law, featuring numerous developments at the federal, state and international levels, ranging from newly enacted statutes to massive regulatory enforcement...more

US Data Privacy Law Compliance Checklist

White & Case LLP on 12/27/2023

In 2019, the US data privacy framework changed significantly with the emergence of the California Consumer Privacy Act which created a significant compliance burden for most businesses that collect personal information about...more

Penalty Offense Authority and the Future of FTC Privacy Law

ArentFox Schiff on 9/22/2023

From its founding in 1914 until roughly 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enjoyed near complete hegemony as the primary consumer protection enforcement agency in the United States. The states played an important role,...more

Court Delays Enforcement of March 29, 2023 CCPA Regulations

Jenner & Block on 9/12/2023

On June 30, 2023, the California Superior Court (Court) hearing Cal. Chamber of Commerce v. Cal. Privacy Prot. Agency, No. 34-2023-8004106 (Cal. Sup. Ct.) held that the California Privacy Protection Agency cannot enforce the...more

California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/31/2023

On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced an investigative sweep targeting CCPA compliance efforts by “large California employers.” The Attorney General’s Office stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

Enforcement of CPRA Regulations Delayed

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 7/21/2023

Shortly before the California Privacy Right Act (CPRA) modifications to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) were set to become enforceable on July 1, 2023, a Sacramento Superior Court judge issued a ruling on June 30,...more

Impact of the Last Minute CCPA-Enforcement Delay

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/11/2023

A California court recently issued a ruling delaying the CPPA’s ability to enforce the most recent CCPA regulations until March 29, 2024. This does not delay enforcement of the CCPA statute or existing regulations....more

California State Court Delays Enforcement of CPRA Regulations

WilmerHale on 7/11/2023

On June 30, the Sacramento County Superior Court issued a ruling that will delay enforcement of regulations issued pursuant to the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) to March 29, 2024. These regulations were originally...more

Enforcement of New CCPA Regulations Stayed Until March 2024

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/7/2023

A California court has held that the regulations the California Privacy Protection Agency adopted in March 2023 may not be enforced until March 2024. On June 30, 2023, a day before the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

California Court Delays Enforcement of New CCPA Regulations Until March 2024

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 7/7/2023

In an unexpected turn of events, a California court postponed enforcement of the new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) regulations until March 29, 2024. The court’s final decision came at the eleventh hour on June 30,...more

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