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
We have seen a dizzying amount of Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Agency) enforcement on the privacy front in 2024, with a heavy focus on the collection and sharing of health data, browsing and geolocation data, and...more
Federal officials recently banned a software provider from selling, disclosing, or licensing any web browsing data for advertising purposes – and ordered to pay $16.5 million. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged that...more
On January 2, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had reached a settlement with a California-based lead generator resolving allegations that the company facilitated illegal telemarketing calls. This lead...more
Businesses take heed: California state officials just warned that the law prohibits you from collecting unnecessary data and retaining data for longer than necessary. The California Privacy Protection Agency published its...more
On February 21, 2024, California Attorney General Rob Bonta ("Cal AG") announced that his office reached a settlement with DoorDash, the food delivery service company, for violating the California Consumer Privacy Act...more
In two back-to-back announcements, California and the FTC reemphasized their enforcement efforts related to the sale of personal information....more
On February 21, the California Attorney General (“AG”) announced a settlement with DoorDash, an online food delivery service, to resolve allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has long expressed a concern about the potential misuse of location data. For example, in a 2022 blog post, “Location, health, and other sensitive information: FTC committed to fully...more
The first California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement was announced on August 24, together with a strong message from California Attorney General Rob Bonta regarding compliance with the CCPA. The settlement...more
On August 24, 2022, California Attorney General (“CA AG”) Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora USA, Inc. that includes a $1.2 million fine—the first monetary penalty imposed under the CCPA. The settlement also...more