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California regulators unanimously approved a sweeping set of regulations on July 24 governing the use of automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and mandating risk assessments and cybersecurity audits for businesses...more
During a Board Meeting on July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unanimously approved the long-awaited final text of its second rulemaking package, implementing a broad swath of new requirements...more
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board voted to approve a long-awaited rulemaking package imposing substantial new compliance obligations on businesses subject to the California Consumer...more
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board approved a final package of amendments to the regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). These sweeping changes impose...more
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
Businesses should be aware of recent public outreach in California – and other states with consumer privacy laws – signaling that increased enforcement activity is on the horizon. For instance, the California Privacy...more
On July 24, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) unanimously voted to adopt a package of Proposed Regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), marking a significant development in...more
Employers are increasingly monitoring and filtering the web browsing habits of employees. The Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL) recently released new guidance (for public comment) on how...more
On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.55 million proposed settlement order with Healthline Media – the largest California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement to date. The proposed settlement...more
State attorneys general and regulatory agencies continue to enforce against violations of comprehensive state privacy laws, as demonstrated by recent enforcement actions by the California and Connecticut Attorneys General and...more
On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released a revised draft of its regulations. These modifications, issued in response to public comments on earlier drafts, aim to clarify and simplify key...more
California is a bellwether for privacy laws, which is why we’ve been watching carefully as recent events suggest that business-friendly interests may be gaining a foothold in what has historically been one of the most...more
To help our clients and readers sort through the volume of privacy, cyber, and AI news, we are switching Privacy, Cyber, & AI Decoded to a summary format. In this first edition, we look at a proposed 10-year moratorium on...more
On April 16, 2025, a coalition of state attorneys general and privacy regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the...more
A pair of recent enforcement actions by the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unveiled the agency’s latest enforcement priorities for business-to-consumer companies. In March 2025, the CPPA announced a settlement...more
On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a final order against clothing retailer, Todd Snyder, for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The enforcement action targeted the...more
Last month, the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (“the Privacy Police”) and Todd Snyder, Inc. (“Snyder”) resolved the investigation into Snyder’s website’s opt-out methods from November 1, 2023...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has intensified its enforcement activities in 2025, bringing enforcement actions under both the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Delete Act in the last...more
Trends and areas of focus under U.S. state data protection laws emerge as U.S. states with data protection laws in place increase enforcement actions and coordination....more
Another month brings another California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) enforcement action, the agency's second enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more
On May 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered a Florida-based data broker to pay a $46,000 fine for failing to register and pay an annual fee as required by the Delete Act. The CPPA noted that the...more
On May 9, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it opened the formal public comment period for its proposed regulations concerning updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act. The proposed rules would...more
On May 1, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") board (the "Board") met to discuss revisions to proposed regulations relating to cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, and automated decision-making technologies...more
This month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board discussed updates to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) draft regulations related to cybersecurity audits, risk assessments, automatic decision-making...more
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