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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

Fisher Phillips

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

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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

Maynard Nexsen

Michigan AG Sues Roku Under Multiple Privacy Regulatory Schemes

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On April 29, 2025, the Michigan Attorney General filed a lawsuit in the Eastern District of Michigan against Roku on multiple grounds, alleging violations of: (a) the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), and (b)...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

CPPA Announces New CCPA Enforcement Action

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Keypoint: In its second non-data broker enforcement action for violations of the CCPA, the California Privacy Protection Agency entered into a stipulated final order with a retailer for a $345,178 administrative fine and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Eight-State Consortium of Privacy Regulators Marks Shift Toward Coordinated Enforcement

In a major development for businesses subject to state data privacy laws, eight state privacy regulators have joined forces to form the “Consortium of Privacy Regulators,” a bipartisan coalition aimed at coordinating...more

King & Spalding

Going for Broker: California’s CPPA Issues First Ban of Data Vendor Under Registration Statute

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Late in February, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ordered the shutdown of Background Alert under the state’s Data Broker Registration Law. Background Alert aggregated public records to create detailed profiles...more

Holland & Knight LLP

FTC Cracks Down on Selling Sensitive Location Info, Restricts Use of Consumer Data for 1st Time

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced two significant enforcement actions last week – one against data broker Mobilewalla, Inc. and the other against data analytics provider Gravy Analytics, Inc. (and its subsidiary...more

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Year in Review: CCPA Litigation Trends from 2023

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This post is part of a series of articles we are doing on 2023 data protection litigation trends. While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its onerous privacy compliance obligations, the law also...more

Perkins Coie

FTC's Second Settlement in Weeks Highlights Scrutiny on Businesses Processing Health Data for Advertising

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On March 2, 2023, following a 4-0 vote, the Federal Trade Commission announced a complaint and proposed consent order with BetterHelp, Inc., an online counseling platform that allegedly disclosed consumer health data to...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Home Depot Gets Nailed by Privacy Commissioner for Sharing Data with Meta

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Recent findings by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) found that Home Depot of Canada Inc. (“Home Depot”) did not obtain valid meaningful consent to share summary purchase information with Meta Platforms...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Glow Up or Blow Up: Five Takeaways from the CCPA Enforcement Action Against Sephora

As we discussed last year, the California Attorney General’s Office (“OAG”) has been wielding its enforcement authority under the California Consumer Privacy Act since the law became enforceable in July 2020.  But for two...more

Blank Rome LLP

First CCPA Enforcement Action Settlement and Sunsetting of Employee Data Exemptions Signal Significant Compliance Challenges Ahead

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In a busy couple of weeks for California privacy, regulatory priorities came into sharp focus when California Attorney General Rob Bonta (“Attorney General”) announced the first settlement of a California Consumer Privacy Act...more

Wiley Rein LLP

California Privacy Enforcement Moves Forward With Rulemaking on Horizon

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Big changes are underway in California privacy, with a brand new privacy agency, forthcoming new privacy rules due by July, and a new comprehensive privacy framework going into effect in January 2023. As businesses subject to...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Worth the Wait? Key Takeaways from California Attorney General CCPA Enforcement Case Summaries

Before the CCPA became enforceable on July 1, 2020, much ink was spilled (or many keys were hit) about the California Office of the Attorney General’s (“OAG”) ability to obtain civil penalties for CCPA violations. After that...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Uber Criminal Complaint Raises the Stakes for Breach Response

On August 20, 2020, a criminal complaint was filed charging Joseph Sullivan, Uber’s former chief security officer, with obstruction of justice and misprision of a felony in connection with an alleged attempted cover-up of a...more

White & Case LLP

The California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations Are Finally Here, But Wait There’s More…

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On August 14, 2020, California’s Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) approved the final version of the implementing regulations for the California Consumer Privacy Act (“Final Regulations”). The approval of these final...more

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Five Things to Do Now to Prepare for the CCPA Enforcement Deadline on July 1, 2020

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As you likely know, the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) went into effect on January 1, 2020. The CCPA is revolutionary legislation relating to California consumers’ rights in their Personal Information (as...more

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