California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Investigations

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

California Announces Investigative Sweep of Location Data Industry

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 5/21/2025

On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry, emphasizing compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This announcement follows...more

5 Key Privacy Enforcement Insights Shared by State Regulators at IAPP’s #GPS25

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/25/2025

IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit in DC this week has featured panels with several state regulators charged with enforcing their state’s privacy laws, including regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon. The...more

Deeper Dive: Preserving Ephemeral Messaging - Capture Data Before Its Ghosts Haunt Your Compliance

BakerHostetler on 10/16/2024

Organizations whose mantra is “We just never delete anything” (i.e., organizations simply retaining all information indefinitely) are now facing headwinds, especially when the information contains personal information. As our...more

California AG Turns on CCPA Investigation of Streaming Services

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2024

To close out Data Privacy Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep probing streaming apps’ and devices’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The announcement...more

What Does the California Attorney General’s New Investigative CCPA Sweep Mean for 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 sent inquiry letters to the large California...more

"An Ounce of Prevention"...How to Reduce the Risk of Litigation and Enforcement Proceedings

Seward & Kissel LLP on 7/27/2023

To paraphrase what Ben Franklin may have been alluding to nearly 300 years ago in his famous quote, often the best approach when it comes to reducing the risk of litigation and government enforcement proceedings is to take...more

California Attorney General Announces New CCPA Investigative Sweep of Employers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 7/17/2023

Keypoint: The Attorney General’s investigatory sweep focuses on how large California employers are handling the expiration of the CCPA’s employee data exemption. On July 14, 2023, the California Attorney General announced a...more

CCPA-Covered Businesses Be On the Look Out for a Letter from the California Attorney General

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 7/14/2023

Though enforcement of the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been paused for now, the State of California is not resting when it comes to compliance with the...more

Brush Up On Your Opt-Outs: Calif. AG Signals Mobile App Investigative Sweep

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/10/2023

California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a new privacy investigative sweep. The AG is sending letters to businesses with mobile apps that have failed to follow the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

California AG Announces CCPA Investigative Sweep

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/7/2023

In advance of International Data Privacy Day, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced on January 27, 2023, that his office had initiated an “investigative sweep” of businesses that may not be complying with the...more

Your Business’s Mobile App Could Be Subject to California Attorney General Investigation

Fisher Phillips on 2/1/2023

The California Attorney General just announced an investigative sweep of mobile apps that allegedly fail to meet the requirements of state data privacy law, meaning businesses that conduct business through apps need to...more

Discounts for Data: California AG Sends Notice Letters to Loyalty Program Operators on Data Privacy Day

ArentFox Schiff on 2/7/2022

The California Attorney General sent a sweep of notices to businesses with loyalty programs alleging noncompliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act. Why are loyalty programs implicated in the California Consumer...more

Overview of California AG’s Examples of CCPA Non-Compliance

Ankura on 9/23/2021

The California Office of Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for enforcing the CCPA and began sending notifications of alleged non-compliance to companies on July 1, 2020. Almost a year later, in June of 2021, the OAG...more

Beyond HIPAA: Protecting Private Data in Healthcare Fraud Matters

Lighthouse on 7/12/2021

When it comes to data privacy in healthcare fraud investigations and litigation, there is more than HIPAA to consider. Fraud investigations and litigation in the healthcare industry are growing. Whether these matters are...more

State Attorney Activism and Enforcement Trends

Cozen O'Connor on 3/4/2020

State attorneys general continue to become more influential as they drive legal innovation and policy change at the state and federal levels. This article discusses trends in AG activity, enforcement priorities, the impact of...more

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