California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), State Attorneys General

U.S. States Unite to Strengthen Privacy Enforcement

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 6/2/2025

On April 16, 2025, a coalition of state attorneys general and privacy regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, Oregon, and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced the...more

U.S. State Privacy Regulators Create Consortium as Enforcement Trends Emerge

Benesch on 5/20/2025

Trends and areas of focus under U.S. state data protection laws emerge as U.S. states with data protection laws in place increase enforcement actions and coordination....more

State Privacy Enforcement Ramp-Up Continues with New Actions in California and Texas

Wiley Rein LLP on 5/9/2025

State enforcement agencies are keeping the pressure on businesses, with two new enforcement actions announced this week in California and Texas. This activity signals to companies – both within and outside of the United...more

States form Consortium of Privacy Regulators to cooperate on enforcement

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 4/28/2025

On April 16, attorneys general from seven states and a state agency announced that they were forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, a new effort to better protect consumers’ privacy. The Consortium consists of the...more

5 Key Privacy Enforcement Insights Shared by State Regulators at IAPP’s #GPS25

Wiley Rein LLP on 4/25/2025

IAPP’s Global Privacy Summit in DC this week has featured panels with several state regulators charged with enforcing their state’s privacy laws, including regulators from California, Colorado, Connecticut, and Oregon. The...more

State Privacy Regulators Announce Formation of Privacy ‘Supergroup’

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on 4/21/2025

The concept of the “supergroup” may have originated with rock and roll, but on April 16, 2025, privacy practitioners in the United States learned that a whole new type of supergroup has been formed. ...more

California Probe Targets Location Data Industry: 5 Steps to Keep Your Business Off the CCPA Enforcement Radar

Fisher Phillips on 4/2/2025

A new California investigative sweep into the location data industry focuses on whether businesses have violated state law relating to the consumers’ right to limit how their personal information – including their geolocation...more

State AGs Step Up Privacy Enforcement

Hudson Cook, LLP on 4/2/2025

With attention on Democratic Attorneys General vowing to fill the void left by weakened federal regulators, and perhaps a more partisan divide on enforcement generally, a bipartisan consensus is quietly emerging in the states...more

March Privacy Forecast: U.S. State and Federal Enforcement Trends

Wiley Rein LLP on 3/31/2025

This week in our March Privacy Forecast, we discuss privacy and data security enforcement trends at the state and federal levels. Particularly as state privacy laws continue to expand and evolve, companies should understand...more

California’s Most Recent Privacy Developments: Location Data Investigative Sweep and a Continued Focus on Car Companies

WilmerHale on 3/27/2025

In a press release on March 10, 2025, California Attorney General (“California AG”) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep focusing on California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) compliance within the location data...more

Location, Location, Location: California Attorney General Investigative Sweep and State Law Proposal Target Location Data

Clark Hill PLC on 3/17/2025

On March 10, the California attorney general’s office announced an “ongoing investigative sweep into the location data industry” (“investigative sweep”) for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (“CCPA”)...more

Location Data Practices Targeted by California Lawmakers and Regulators

Baker Donelson on 3/17/2025

In late February, California lawmakers introduced new legislation that would impose sweeping restrictions on the use of location and tracking data. Known as the California Location Data Act (CLDA), this legislation goes a...more

California attorney general investigates location data industry

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2025

On March 10, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta launched an investigation into the location data industry, issuing letters to companies that the AG alleged “appear to be in violation of the California Consumer Privacy...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

California Attorney General Announces Enforcement Sweep on Location Data Collection

Lowenstein Sandler LLP on 3/14/2025

On March 10, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General of California (CAAG) announced an enforcement sweep of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) focused on the location data industry. Attorney General Rob Bonta stated...more

California Attorney General Targets Location Data in New Investigative Sweep

Alston & Bird on 3/13/2025

This week California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a new investigative sweep under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). We have anticipated this sweep for some time based on the focus and the direction of a...more

California Proposes CCPA Update on Location Data Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/13/2025

On February 21, 2025, representatives in the California legislature introduced California Assembly Bill 1355, also known as the California Location Privacy Act (“AB 1355”). AB 1355 seeks to amend the California Consumer...more

California Attorney General Targets Location Data Industry

Williams Mullen on 3/12/2025

On March 10, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting the location data industry for potential non-compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (the “CCPA”)....more

Get to Know the Global Privacy Control (GPC): State Attorneys General Remind Consumers of Their Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or...

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP on 2/21/2025

Introduction - Most businesses are aware of historical restrictions or limitations on selling personal information to third parties for monetary consideration....more

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