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Recent Developments in California Privacy Laws - The Consumer Finance Podcast
In March, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced a consent order with an auto manufacturer alleging multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act and imposing a $632,500 fine for alleged failure...more
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
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) the agency responsible for implementing and enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) (collectively the CCPA), protecting...more
On March 7, 2025, the CPPA finalized a Stipulated Order against an automobile manufacturer (the "Company") alleging multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA") ....more
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
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is starting the year by implementing new data broker regulations, which took effect in late December, and continuing to move toward the completion of new rules for automated...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) made headlines on November 14, 2024, by issuing its first significant monetary penalties related to data brokers, totaling nearly $70,000, in settlements with two data brokers,...more
On November 8, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board unanimously approved new regulations for data brokers, strengthening the Delete Act's provisions. The Delete Act, effective since January 2024, mandates...more
As Halloween night approaches, the neighborhood air buzzes with thrill and excitement. Ghouls and monsters flood the streets, crunching over leaves while pillowcases fill up with sweets. ...more
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - New York AG Seeks Comments on Rulemaking for Minors’ Online Protection Laws - On August 1, 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James issued two advanced notices of proposed...more
Selected U.S. Privacy and Cyber Updates - CISA Posts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Under CIRCIA - On March 27, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)...more
On April 2, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency's (CPPA) Enforcement Division issued its first enforcement advisory, titled "Applying Data Minimization to Consumer Requests," to further emphasize the importance of...more
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued its first enforcement advisory concerning the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). In Enforcement Advisory No. 2024-01, the CPPA tackles a foundational principle –...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received over 270 comments to its notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for the amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) during the public comment period that...more
In recent regulatory and enforcement developments, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) proposed a regulatory framework for automated decision-making technology (ADMT) and revisions to the California Consumer...more
Last year proved to be a big year in data protection with U.S. state data protection laws popping up across the country, the FTC updating its guidance and regulations on everything from data breaches and biometric...more
On October 10, Governor Newsom signed the Delete Act ( SB 362) into law, which amends California's current data broker law to impose extensive additional disclosure and registration requirements on data brokers, and to...more
This week, California’s governor signed a first-in-the-nation law that will impose new regulations on data brokers, requiring such entities to delete personal data pursuant to consumer requests. Data brokers specialize in...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Delete Act this week. The new law, passed by the legislature last month, revises the California Consumer Privacy Act by making it easier for residents to submit universal requests...more
Legislation requires data brokers to register with the California Privacy Protection Agency and comply with a one-stop consumer deletion mechanism by 2026 - The wave of data privacy legislation in California continues as...more
On August 29, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) posted discussion drafts of its forthcoming regulations on cybersecurity audits and risk assessments as part of the materials for its September 8, 2023,...more
The first half of 2023 has been eventful for businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and the whirlwind of new developments may have left you confused about your current and pending obligations. In...more
Congress has repeatedly failed to pass comprehensive national data protection legislation, and the states are rapidly filling the void with laws that impose different requirements on a state-by-state basis. Most of these...more
Katten's Privacy, Data and Cybersecurity Quick Clicks is a monthly newsletter highlighting the latest news and legal developments involving privacy, data and cybersecurity issues across the globe....more
Ever-Expanding BIPA Damages: Illinois Supreme Court Holds Each Collection or Dissemination of Biometric Data Constitutes a Separate Violation of BIPA - In an eagerly-awaited decision in Cothron v. White Castle System,...more