California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Privacy Policy

States Continue Privacy Law Enforcement Efforts

Wiley Rein LLP on 7/17/2025

Recent enforcement activities in California and Connecticut highlight that states are ready and willing to actively enforce their comprehensive privacy laws. These recent actions – which continue the trend of states ramping...more

What the Latest CCPA Settlement Means for Your Compliance Strategy

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 7/9/2025

On July 1, 2025 the California Attorney General announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, totaling $1.55 million. The settlement, which is awaiting court approval, was the result of an investigation by the California...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 7/8/2025

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

CCPA Compliance Reminder: Annual Update Requirement for Online Privacy Policies

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 6/26/2025

For businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), a compliance step often overlooked is the requirement to annually update the businesses online privacy policy. Under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.130(a)(5),...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Enters Stipulated Final Order Regarding DSAR Process

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 5/8/2025

On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a Stipulated Final Order against Todd Snyder, Inc., (Snyder) a national retailer of men’s clothing and accessories, for multiple violations of the...more

Tips to Reduce Risk of Exposure to UID2 Class Actions

Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP on 4/25/2025

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

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

Video Game Developer’s Website Privacy Policy Disclosure and Cookie Banner Consent Defeat Wiretap Class Action

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 4/18/2025

Video game developer Ubisoft, Inc. came out on top earlier this month in the Northern District of California when a judge dismissed, with prejudice, a class action claiming that the company’s use of third-party website pixels...more

What is Sufficient Consent?

Fox Rothschild LLP on 4/9/2025

The following is sufficient consent for the Video Privacy Protection Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act, according to a recent decision in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California....more

23andMe’s Bankruptcy Doesn’t Mean Genetic Data Will Be Improperly Disclosed

Foley Hoag LLP on 3/28/2025

The chapter 11 bankruptcy cases of 23andMe Holding Co. and its affiliated debtors (collectively, “23andMe”), the company that provides direct-to-consumer genetic testing and ancestry services, has prompted a wave of panicked...more

California’s Top Privacy Cop Issues First Enforcement Decision

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on 3/17/2025

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has issued its first Order of Decision to American Honda Motor Co. in an enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CPPA). Although the investigation arose...more

Key Takeaways from the California Privacy Agency’s First CCPA Enforcement Action

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/14/2025

On March 12, 2025, the California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA or Agency) announced a settlement with an auto manufacturer, marking the Agency’s first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

CPPA Proposes Accessible Deletion Mechanism Regulations for Data Brokers

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/5/2025

Ahead of its next board meeting, scheduled for March 6 and 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released even more proposed regulations, adding to an already full slate of proposed regulations, to amend...more

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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 2/21/2025

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

Data Privacy Day Checklist: Top 10 ways to protect your organization's data

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 1/27/2025

Tomorrow is International Data Privacy Day, so a happy day to all! More seriously, data privacy concerns and legislation continue to rapidly increase. It has been estimated that by the end of 2024 more than 75 percent of...more

AI & Privacy Laws are Changing Fast - Are Your Websites, Mobile Apps and Contracts Keeping Up?

Lathrop GPM on 1/27/2025

The new year serves as a reminder that – at least annually – businesses of all sizes should review their websites, applications and other data-related resources to ensure that they are up to date. Scheduling a regular cadence...more

California’s Privacy Regulator Had a Busy November, Automated Decisionmaking Edition: What Does It Mean for Businesses?

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 12/12/2024

In the second in our series of new CCPA regulations from California, we look at proposed rules for use of automated decisionmaking technology. As a reminder, CCPA discusses these technologies in relation to profiling, namely...more

Data Privacy Laws: Staying Compliant in a Global Marketplace

Mandelbaum Barrett PC on 11/29/2024

Over the last few years, 71% of countries have enacted data protection laws, reflecting the global emphasis on data privacy across industries. For businesses operating internationally, complying with diverse data privacy...more

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

Fisher Phillips on 9/10/2024

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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