California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Do Not Sell

What Is 'Do Not Sell My Personal Information' & How Can You Comply?

Osano on 3/14/2024

Whether as a consumer or as a stakeholder in a business, you’ve likely seen links reading “Do Not Sell My Personal Information” or “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information.” On the surface, these links seem...more

California AG Turns on CCPA Investigation of Streaming Services

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/5/2024

To close out Data Privacy Week, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep probing streaming apps’ and devices’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The announcement...more

California’s Proposed “Delete Act” Would Create a ‘Do Not Sell’ List for Data Brokers

Ballard Spahr LLP on 8/23/2023

California continues to be at vanguard of data privacy rights. The latest effort by California legislators to protect consumer privacy rights focuses on data brokers, who under the proposed California Senate Bill 362, aka...more

Ruling Delaying Enforcement of CPRA Regulations Raises Complicated Legal Questions

Ballard Spahr LLP on 7/10/2023

Shortly before the July Fourth holiday, the California Superior Court issued an important, but subtly complex ruling that pushes back the date when the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) may begin enforcing the...more

Mobile Apps Beware!: California AG’s Current Privacy Sweep

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/14/2023

The California AG announced an investigative sweep of mobile apps, as we reported in our sister blog. The investigative focus is on companies in the retail, travel and food service industries who may not be complying with the...more

Trends in CCPA Enforcement from 2021 to 2022 – Try Harder

Ankura on 1/26/2023

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

2022 Update - Overview of California AG’s Examples of CCPA Non-Compliance

Ankura on 12/15/2022

The California Office of Attorney General (OAG) is responsible for enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and began sending notifications of alleged non-compliance to companies on July 1, 2020. In June 2021,...more

California Privacy Law Nears Effective Date; Businesses Risk Million Dollar Penalties

Lerman Senter PLLC on 11/9/2022

The Consumer Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), which amended the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), becomes fully effective on January 1, 2023. Businesses should review the new law and recent enforcement actions before the law...more

Comparing and Contrasting the Opt Out Preference Signal Across States

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 10/25/2022

The talk of “opt-out preference signals” or global privacy controls (GPC) has been increasing as companies dig into the forthcoming requirements under US “comprehensive” privacy laws. What is an opt-out preference signal? An...more

California AG Signals Enforcement of the Global Privacy Control Under the CCPA

Farella Braun + Martel LLP on 9/28/2022

As companies prepare for the provisions of the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”) to come into effect in January 2023, California Office of Attorney General (“OAG”) has signaled that companies should not wait to start...more

California Consumer Privacy Act FAQs: Employment Information

Jackson Lewis P.C. on 9/28/2022

1. What’s changing? Under the current version of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), an employer’s obligations related to the personal information it collects from employees, applicants, and contractors residing...more

“The Kid Gloves are Coming Off”: Honor Global Privacy Control Signals Before the CCPA Notice and Cure Period Expires in 2023

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 9/15/2022

On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, one of the largest cosmetic retailers in the world, to resolve allegations that the company illegally sold consumer data and...more

First CCPA Enforcement Action by the California AG - Lessons Learned

Lathrop GPM on 9/8/2022

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other new state data privacy laws are set to take effect in 2023. If you needed an incentive to review your compliance obligations, the California Attorney General recently...more

Lessons Learned from the First CCPA Enforcement Action

Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP on 9/8/2022

In a significant action of interest to any business with customers in California, the state’s Attorney General announced its first enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The result is a fine and...more

AG Bonta Settles With Sephora Over Online Privacy Allegations

Cozen O'Connor on 9/2/2022

California AG Rob Bonta reached a settlement with beauty retailer Sephora to resolve allegations that it violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the state’s Unfair Competition Law by providing third-party...more

California Attorney General’s Office Announces First Public CCPA Enforcement Action

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/31/2022

Aggressive enforcement may be on the horizon now that businesses have had more than two years to comply with California’s landmark privacy law. On August 25, 2022, the California Attorney General (AG) announced that it had...more

California Attorney General Issues Second Year CCPA Enforcement Report: Key Takeaways

Fox Rothschild LLP on 8/30/2022

Yes, your privacy notice does need to be “that good.” If it isn’t, the California Attorney General’s Office might come knocking. Here are some key points from the AG’s second year enforcement report:...more

Message Sent! California Attorney General Announces $1.2 Million CCPA Settlement with Retailer and Its Focus on the Sale of...

Proskauer on Privacy on 8/26/2022

On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a settlement with beauty products retailer, Sephora USA, Inc. (“Sephora”), resolving claims that Sephora violated the California Consumer Privacy Act...more

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