California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California, California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)

Key Takeaways from CPPA’s Recent Settlement with an Automotive Manufacturer for Alleged CCPA Violations

Alston & Bird on 3/20/2025

On March 12, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) published its decision approving a Stipulated Final Order (Order) against a major automotive manufacturer (company) for violations of the California Consumer...more

Honda Settles With CPPA Over Privacy Violations: Automaker to Change Business Practices and Pay $632,500 Fine

Clark Hill PLC on 3/18/2025

In a landmark privacy enforcement action, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has reached a settlement with American Honda Motor Co. (“Honda”) following allegations that the automaker violated the CCPA. The...more

Client Alert: Latest Developments in California Privacy Enforcement in March 2025 – Investigative Sweep and CPPA Enforcement...

Jenner & Block on 3/17/2025

California has again made headlines this week with two notable data privacy developments under the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”): (1) the California Attorney General’s (“California AG”) announcement of a new...more

CPPA Puts the Brakes on Honda’s Data Privacy Practices

McDermott Will & Emery on 3/17/2025

On March 7, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order imposing a $632,500 fine on American Honda Motor Co., Inc. for violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The CPPA...more

Data Brokers Beware: Another Settlement for Violations of the California Delete Act

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 3/7/2025

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete...more

State AGs Publish Guidance on How State Laws Apply to AI

Alston & Bird on 2/4/2025

On December 24, 2024 and January 13, 2025, the Oregon Attorney General’s Office and the California Attorney General’s Office published advisories (collectively, “Advisories”) explaining how existing statutes may be used to...more

Data Privacy Update

White & Case LLP on 1/21/2025

California Bills, Rulemaking, and Enforcement Update - CPPA automated decision-making technology - On November 22, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) opened the formal public comment period on its...more

California Privacy Protection Agency increases fines and penalties for 2025

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 12/24/2024

On December 17, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced increases in fines and penalties under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), effective January 1, 2025. The agency’s announcement explained the CCPA...more

Public comment period officially opens for California privacy and AI regulations; One need not use AI to detect the regulatory...

Kilpatrick on 12/3/2024

Public Comment Period Opens. The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) opened the public comment period on a long in the works update to the California Privacy Protection Act (“CCPA”) regulations. Concerned...more

CPPA Board Advances CCPA Regulations to Formal Rulemaking; Adopts New Data Broker Regulations

Alston & Bird on 11/18/2024

On November 8, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (the “CPPA”) Board advanced to formal rulemaking the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments,...more

CPPA Announces Settlements with Data Brokers for Failure to Register Under the Delete Act

Ballard Spahr LLP on 11/18/2024

On November 14, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”), which is tasked with enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”), announced it settled with two data brokers, Growbots, Inc. and UpLead...more

CPPA Board Advances Formal Rulemaking for Automated Decision-Making and Other Key Regulations

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 11/12/2024

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board has initiated a formal rulemaking process on a new regulatory package, moving forward with proposals for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) rules, cybersecurity...more

CPPA Advances New Privacy Rules for Businesses

Carlton Fields on 11/11/2024

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), at its board meeting on November 8, 2024, voted 4–1 to advance proposed regulations to a formal rulemaking. As currently drafted, these regulations would, among other things...more

California Privacy Protection Agency Announces Investigative Sweep of Data Brokers’ Compliance with Registration Requirements

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider on 11/8/2024

Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it will conduct a public investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the California Delete Act....more

California Announces Dark Patterns as an Enforcement Priority

Cozen O'Connor on 9/25/2024

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

California Regulator Cautions Businesses Against the Use of Dark Patterns

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 9/23/2024

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

California's Privacy Regulator Issues Enforcement Guidance on How To Avoid "Dark Patterns" in Obtaining Consumer Consent

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 9/20/2024

On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") announced that it issued an Enforcement Advisory ("Advisory") providing guidance on how to avoid using prohibited "Dark Patterns" to obtain consent from...more

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: September 2, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 9/3/2024

On Saturday, August 31, the California legislature closed its 2024 session. During the past calendar year, we tracked numerous privacy and AI-related bills with fourteen of them passing out of their chamber of origin prior to...more

California Privacy and AI Legislation Update: August 12, 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on 8/12/2024

Keypoint: Last week, the California legislature returned from its summer recess and began moving forward with privacy and AI legislation prior to the August 31 session closing date. We are currently tracking thirteen...more

Substantial New CCPA Regulations Inch Closer to Reality: A High-Level Overview of the New Requirements and Their Projected $4...

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 8/8/2024

On July 16, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board met to discuss advancing a substantial draft California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) rulemaking package to formal proceedings. The proposed...more

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