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Enforcement California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) State Attorneys General

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States form Consortium of Privacy Regulators to cooperate on enforcement

On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy. The Consortium consists of the...more

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March Privacy Forecast: U.S. State and Federal Enforcement Trends

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This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more

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California Proposes CCPA Update on Location Data Rules

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On February 21, 2025, representatives in the California legislature introduced California Assembly Bill 1355, also known as the California Location Privacy Act (“AB 1355”).  AB 1355 seeks to amend the California Consumer...more

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Why PEOs Need to Pay Particular Attention to New Data Privacy Rules – And the 1 Key Move You Should Make Immediately

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The news that California regulators can immediately begin enforcing new data privacy regulations will have an outsized impact on the PEO community. A surprise February 9 decision from a state appeals court pressed...more

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California AG Issues Stream of CCPA Compliance Letters

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California AG Rob Bonta announced his office is conducting an investigative sweep of companies with popular streaming apps and devices in order to assess their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act’s...more

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New Jersey Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law

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On January 8, 2024, the New Jersey Assembly and Senate passed Senate Bill 332 (S. 332, or the “Act”), and it was signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy on January 16. This makes New Jersey the first state to enact a...more

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California Attorney General Announces New Investigative Sweep Targeting CCPA Compliance for “Large California Employers”

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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 stated that it sent inquiry letters to large...more

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Top 5 Takeaways from CPPA Meeting on July 14, 2023

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On Friday, July 14, 2023, on the heels of the California Attorney General’s (AG) announcement seeking information from California employers on their compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California...more

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California AG Initiates CCPA Investigations, Despite Setback in Court

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California Attorney General Rob Bonta (California AG) recently announced that his office issued several inquiry letters to large California employers requesting information about their compliance with the California Consumer...more

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Enforcing U.S. Consumer Data Privacy Laws Part 2: State Attorney General Enforcement

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In this second installment, we focus on the role of state attorneys general in enforcing U.S. consumer data privacy laws. For our most recent previous article, click here. Most federal privacy laws do not preempt applicable...more

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California Attorney General Warns of Enforcement Focus on Mobile App Compliance with CCPA

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On January 27, 2023 California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced a new enforcement sweep, aimed at businesses with mobile apps that do not comply with the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA"). The...more

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Trends in CCPA Enforcement from 2021 to 2022 – Try Harder

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This is the third article in a three-part series whereby Ankura privacy experts analyzed the 40 examples of alleged non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) published by the California Office of Attorney...more

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California AG Issues First Fine for CCPA Violations

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The California Attorney General (AG) made headlines in August by issuing a $1.2 million fine against online retailer Sephora to resolve allegations that the business violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This...more

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California Attorney General Provides Key Enforcement Insights to Employers on CCPA Obligations

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With the entire panoply of compliance requirements under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) set to take effect on January 1, 2023, now is the time for employers to...more

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CCPA Update: Cal. AG Releases Thirteen New Enforcement Case Examples

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Keypoint: The thirteen new enforcement case examples – released just a few months before the CCPA’s right to cure sunsets – provide further insight into the Attorney General’s enforcement priorities....more

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California Attorney General Announces First CCPA Settlement

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On August 24, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced a first-of-its-kind settlement with Sephora, Inc. (Sephora) over Sephora’s alleged violation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The settlement...more

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CCPA Enforcement – California AG Bonta Announces Settlement with Sephora

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced yesterday a settlement reached with beauty product retailer, Sephora, Inc. (Sephora), resolving allegations that Sephora violated various provisions of the California Consumer...more

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First California AG Enforcement Action Under CCPA – And It’s a Big One

California Attorney General Rob Bonta has announced a major settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and it will cost Sephora, Inc. a whopping $1.2 million in penalties. According to the release from...more

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

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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

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Top CCPA Non-Compliance Actions

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Since its enactment just over a year ago, some companies have struggled to interpret the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the circumstances that might subject them to penalties and fines for violations. In an effort...more

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CCPA Update: Analysis And Key Takeaways From AG’s Example Enforcement Cases

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Keypoint: A detailed analysis of the Attorney General’s twenty-seven published examples of noncompliance notices sent during the first year of CCPA enforcement reveals key learnings for CCPA compliance efforts. In July,...more

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10 Areas Of Privacy Law That Look Ripe For Change In 2021

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While still in its relative infancy, privacy law has quickly become a turbulent teenager, with constant change around the world. At a minimum, 2021 will require meaningful efforts to implement the changes of 2020, with a...more

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No rest for the weary: cybersecurity and privacy enforcement actions heat up

Hopes that privacy regulators and litigants would grant a reprieve to businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic may prove ill-founded. On July 21, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services announced its first...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

CCPA Enforcement Begins this Month and Related Developments

Clients should keep in mind that the enforcement delay of the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the CCPA), effective January 1, 2020, ended on July 1, 2020. Accordingly, the California Attorney General is expected to...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

The CCPA’s Enforcement Date is Fast Approaching – Are You Ready?

The California Attorney General will soon begin to fully implement the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), the most comprehensive privacy law in the United States. The CCPA grants California residents new...more

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