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On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, which included a $1.55 million penalty against Healthline Media LLC. This settlement sends a clear message to businesses...more
With a growing number of states having passed comprehensive consumer data privacy laws (19 in total, with seven passed this year alone), state enforcement actions related to data privacy are growing increasingly common....more
On September 4, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) issued an Enforcement Advisory cautioning businesses against the use of “dark patterns” in their consumer-facing user interfaces. The California Consumer...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more
On April 2, 2024, the Enforcement Division of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued Enforcement Advisory No. 2024-01. This first-ever enforcement advisory focuses on promoting compliance with California...more
Keypoint: Maryland’s bill diverges from other Washington Privacy Act variants passed to date with unique data minimization, sensitive data, minor’s data privacy, and unlawful discrimination provisions (among others)....more
On February 9, a California appellate court issued a decisive ruling in favor of the California Privacy Protection Agency (the Agency), allowing the state to immediately begin enforcement of its new regulations, effectively...more
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
The first half of 2023 has been eventful for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the whirlwind of new developments may have left you confused about your current and pending obligations. In...more
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
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
The amended California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), sometimes referred to as the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) or Proposition 24, takes effect on January 1, 2023 – and introduces new consumer rights, while...more
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
If you’ve relied on the temporary “exemption” for employee/applicant and business-to-business (B2B) personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), those exemptions will expire on January 1, 2023. The...more
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
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
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
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
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
On May 4, 2022, the Connecticut legislature passed S.B. 6 entitled the “Connecticut Data Privacy Act” (CDPA) with the bill now moving to Governor Ned Lamont’s desk for signature. Although Governor Lamont is generally expected...more
On April 28, 2022, the Connecticut legislature took the final step to become very close to passing comprehensive consumer privacy legislation as the Connecticut House of Representatives voted 144-5 in favor of Senate Bill 6,...more
Keypoint: The VCDPA Work Group’s final report contains 17 “points of emphasis” derived from six Work Group meetings; however, the Work Group’s recommendations for modifying the VCDPA will not be presented until the...more
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
Colorado has now joined California and Virginia to become the third US state to pass a comprehensive data privacy legislation when Governor Jared Polis signed the Colorado Privacy Act (the “CPA”) into law on July 8, 2021. The...more
On March 15, amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) banned companies from using “dark patterns” that confuse or delay consumers trying to opt out of the sale of their personal information....more