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McDermott Will & Emery

California attorney general’s $1.55 million Healthline CCPA settlement continues cookie focus and signals increasing enforcement

The California attorney general’s (AG) July 1, 2025, proposed settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline) marks the third cookie-related California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement in as many months (alongside the...more

Tarter Krinsky & Drogin LLP

Waves of Lawsuits Hit Businesses Over Website Tracking Pixels

Websites are ubiquitous, and so are cookies and tracking pixels (a/k/a web beacons). A web browser uses cookies to store login details and preferences; the cookies also track and profile user behavior. When visiting a...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

K&L Gates LLP

CPPA Announces Enforcement Action Against Automaker

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On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the...more

King & Spalding

First CCPA Settlement Announced

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On August 24, the California Attorney General (“AG”) announced its first enforcement settlement under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). The $1.2M fine with an international retailer settled claims that the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - July 2019

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine New York's new laws expanding consumer protection for data breaches, the D.C. Circuit's two rulings deepening the split regarding standing in data...more

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Privacy Report: FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements

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Federal US News - FTC Takes Action Against Companies Falsely Claiming Compliance With International Privacy Agreements - The FTC reached a settlement with a background screening company over allegations it falsely claimed...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

More Broken Privacy Promises from Upromise: Key Takeaways From Upromise’s Latest Settlement with the FTC

“Don’t make promises that you don’t intend to keep” is an admonishment received by every child and delivered by every parent. This pithy maxim is equally applicable to consent orders entered into with regulatory authorities....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Settles with Targeted Digital Advertising Company over Supercookie Advertising Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has entered into a proposed consent order requiring digital advertising company Turn Inc. to include a clear and conspicuous notice detailing how it collects, uses, or shares information...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Verizon Settles Supercookie Probe with FCC

Verizon Wireless has reached a settlement with the Federal Communications Commission over Verizon’s insertion of unique identifier headers (“UIDH”), also known as “supercookies,” to track customers’ mobile Internet traffic...more

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