The Settlement at a Glance On October 29, 2026, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.8 million settlement with Lyft resolving allegations that the rideshare company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California’s Unfair Competition Law. The core problem was straightforward: Lyft delivers its service entirely through a mobile app, yet consumers …
On March 5, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced a $375,703 settlement with Ford Motor Company over alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The violation at issue is narrow but significant: Ford required consumers to complete an email verification step before it would process their request to opt out of …
On February 27, 2026, the Board of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) adopted a Stipulated Final Order against 2080 Media, Inc. d/b/a PlayOn Sports, the leading digital ticketing and media platform for high school sports and activities, requiring the company to pay a $1.1 million administrative fine and implement sweeping compliance reforms. CalPrivacy’s announcement …
The California Attorney General’s office does not pick enforcement targets at random. When it trained its sights on Disney’s streaming ecosystem and emerged with a $2.75 million settlement, the largest in the California Consumer Privacy Act’s history, it did so with a specific, pointed message: if your technology can follow a consumer across every screen …
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has issued guidance on seven major regulatory updates that businesses must prepare for before January 1, 2026. These amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) regulations represent some of the most significant compliance changes since the original law took effect, introducing new …
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In the sixth enforcement action under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.4 million settlement with Jam City, Inc., a mobile gaming company based in Culver City, California. This enforcement action highlights critical compliance failures that mobile app developers must avoid and demonstrates the Attorney General’s continued focus …
Understanding the CPPA’s Proposed Incentive and Protection Framework The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is signaling a significant shift in how it plans to enforce the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). On November 7, 2025, the CPPA Board advanced several legislative proposals for the 2026 legislative session, with a comprehensive whistleblower program emerging as one …
Read more California Privacy Agency Advances Bold Whistleblower Program to Enforce CCPA Violations
California Attorney General Rob Bonta recently announced a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV, marking the fifth enforcement action by the Attorney General’s office and the eighth overall under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) since its enactment (See other enforcement actions against: Honda, Todd Snyder, Healthline, among others). The official press release detailing the case is available on the California OAG’s website, and the …
Read more California AG Secures $530,000 Settlement with Sling TV: A New Phase in CCPA Enforcement
On September 26, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board adopted a Stipulated Final Order imposing a $1.35 million administrative fine against Tractor Supply Company for multiple violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This enforcement action, announced by the CPPA, represents one of the agency’s most significant settlements to date and offers …
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s recent enforcement action against Tractor Supply Company marks a watershed moment for privacy compliance, elevating routine privacy notice maintenance from administrative oversight to regulatory enforcement priority. The landscape of privacy compliance underwent a significant shift in August 2025 when the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) filed its first judicial action …
Read more Annual Privacy Policy Updates: From Optional Best Practice to Enforcement Priority
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