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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
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
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
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
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
On July 1, the California attorney general (CA AG) announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, $1.55 million, and the first settlement against a website publisher, Healthline Media LLC (Healthline)....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 made it abundantly clear: privacy compliance isn’t just about publishing the right disclosures – it’s about whether your systems actually work. On May 6, the agency fined...more
As anyone who uses the internet can attest, cookies banners pop up on almost every type of website and offer a dizzying and often annoying array of approaches and options to consumers. It is difficult to parse through what...more
Would you like some milk with those website cookies? We know the common privacy joke. However, website cookies and online tracking technologies (collectively, “cookies”) are increasingly no joking manner as they can create...more
Future LLC, a magazine and website publisher and owner of the TechRadar.com website, faces allegations that it collected website visitors’ IP addresses without consent in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act...more
The California Attorney General (“AG”) recently delivered (pun very much intended) a public CCPA enforcement action against DoorDash, its second following the 2022 settlement with Sephora. The DoorDash action stems from a...more
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) voted in favor of a legislative proposal that would require web browsers to include a feature that allows web users the ability to exercise their privacy rights under...more
As the year ends, privacy and legal departments have a final opportunity to audit external facing privacy statements and other website practices to ensure compliance with the California privacy law amendments which come into...more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The action places online consumer tracking, analytics and advertising...more
The California Attorney General recently approved modified regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). One part of the modified regulations bans “dark patterns” on a website. What are dark patterns?...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
California is continuing to make news with respect to its privacy laws. California's Attorney General recently announced the approval of new amendments to regulations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The new...more
CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses - Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and European businesses. Main Topics - Is my business affected by CCPA and why? - I am already GDPR...more
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more
The California Office of the Attorney General has issued proposed modifications to the state's California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Regulations. The changes, released on October 12, 2020, have been submitted for comment...more
Yes and no. While the majority of retailers include a “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” link on their homepage or in their privacy notice, 38.89% do not....more
With a little time to consider the finalized California Consumer Privacy Act regulations released by the California Attorney General on August 14, 2020, it is clear that some last-minute negotiations (or perhaps just some...more
On Friday, California's Office of Administrative Law officially approved final regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), arguably the nation’s most comprehensive legislation governing the collection,...more