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Healthline Proposed Settlement Informs Businesses of What Not to Do

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On July 1, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a significant proposed settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline) — a prominent website publisher of health information and wellness articles. The...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

From Data to Decisions: Navigating Privacy and Litigation Risks in the AI Era

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While many systems that are described as AI have been around for decades (e.g., internet search engines), today’s AI tools are much more powerful and are widely accessible. Generative AI and agentic AI extend the power of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

China Initiates Mandatory Reporting Regime for Personal Information Protection Officers

On July 18, 2025, the Cyberspace Administration of China (the “CAC”) issued the Notice on Launching the Reporting Mechanism for Personal Information Protection Officers (the “Notice ”). This development marks a significant...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

FTC Looks to Leverage PADFAA Enforcement to Help Limit Exposure of Consumer Data

In recent comments, Commissioner Holyoak signaled that the Federal Trade Commission will prioritize enforcement of the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act (PADFAA), a law that empowers the FTC to police...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Connecticut Attorney General Imposes $85k Penalty on TicketNetwork for Defects in Its Privacy Notice

On July 8, 2025, Connecticut’s attorney general announced a settlement with TicketNetwork Inc. for failing to fix several privacy notice defects since 2023. The $85,000 fine is the first monetary penalty under the state’s...more

Venable LLP

CCPA Health Check: Key Compliance Lessons from the Healthline Settlement

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Over a year after his office’s last privacy enforcement action, on July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta (AG) announced a new California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement with Healthline Media LLC...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

The IRS-ICE Tax Data Sharing Agreement: Practical Considerations

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The IRS and ICE have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that allows the IRS to share taxpayer information such as names, addresses, and tax data, with ICE for immigration-related criminal enforcement of individuals...more

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California AG Reaches Record $1.55M CCPA Settlement with Healthline

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The California Attorney General (AG) has announced a landmark $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline), which operates a health information website. The settlement marks the largest fine to date in an...more

Holland & Knight LLP

California Attorney General Enters $1.55 Million CCPA Settlement with Healthline Media

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta has settled claims against Healthline Media (Healthline) for violations of the California Privacy Protection Act (CCPA) related to the company's sharing of personal information and...more

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Cookies in the Cross-Hairs: Enforcement Continues

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In April of this year, the California Privacy Protection Agency imposed a $632,500.00 monetary penalty on American Honda Motor Co. In our discussion of that action - Are Cookies Banners Crumbling? – we raised the alarm for...more

CDF Labor Law LLP

California AG Reaches Landmark $1.55 Million CCPA Settlement with Healthline Over Alleged Privacy Violations

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On July 1, 2025, the California Attorney General’s (AG) Office announced a record-setting $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media, a prominent provider of health and wellness information and operator of Healthline.com...more

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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

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

California’s Latest Dose of Enforcement Regarding Health Data

On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Healthline Media LLC stemming from alleged violations of the state’s consumer privacy law, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec : Décision sur la vidéosurveillance dans les véhicules de livraison

Le 20 mai 2025, la Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (la « CAI ») a rendu une décision concernant l’utilisation par une société de livraison, 13859380 Canada Inc. (faisant affaire sous le nom Crane Supply) (la «...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California attorney general fines company $1.55M for CCPA violations

On July 1, the California Attorney General proposed a final judgment and permanent injunction to resolve allegations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) concerning a company’s alleged mishandling of consumers’...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Recent Daniel’s Law Lawsuit

Readers of this blog are not strangers to Daniel’s Law lawsuits filed by Atlas Data Privacy Corporation (“Atlas”). While waiting for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to decide whether Daniel’s Law is constitutional, a New...more

Cozen O'Connor

No Buyer’s Remorse for Nebraska AG Over Temu Data Use Lawsuit

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Nebraska AG Mike Hilgers sued PDD Holdings Inc. and WhaleCo Inc., d/b/a Temu, alleging that Temu’s shopping app operates as malware designed to gain unauthorized access to users’ data in violation of state consumer protection...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Quebec Privacy Regulator Publishes Decision on Video Surveillance in Delivery Vehicles

On May 20, 2025, the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) issued a decision regarding the use of in-vehicle video surveillance technology by a delivery company, 13859380 Canada Inc., dba Crane Supply (the...more

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Critical Things to Know About the 5 State Privacy Laws That Took Effect in January 2025

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Five new state privacy laws took effect in January 2025—Delaware (DPDPA), Iowa (ICDPA), Nebraska (NDPA), New Hampshire (NHPA), and New Jersey (NJDPA)—adding to the compliance maze for businesses operating across state lines....more

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China Monthly Data Protection Update: June 2025

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This monthly report outlines key developments in China’s data protection sector for June. TC260 Two Cybersecurity Practice Guidelines on Personal Information Protection Compliance Audits: On May 19, 2025, TC260 issued two...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

CPPA Executive Director: Increased Enforcement Is Coming

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Businesses should expect to see “increased enforcement” from the California Privacy Protection Agency now that the agency has had four years to staff up and implement rules, the CPPA’s executive director said in an interview...more

Cooley LLP

CPPA’s Precision Strike: Tackling the Fine Print of CCPA Regulations

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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

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Michigan AG Sues Roku Over Alleged Privacy Violations

The Michigan Attorney General has filed a complaint against Roku, a popular TV content platform, alleging, among other things, violations of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and the Video Privacy Protection Act...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

California privacy agency issues two actions for non-compliance

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

Fisher Phillips

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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