3/11/2025 10:35:21 AM Pin Drop: California AG Takes Aim at Location Data Practices By Andrew Folks On March 10, 2025, the California Attorney General’s Office announced an ongoing investigative sweep into the location data practices of...
2/25/2025 9:48:37 PM Recent California State Court Wins for Defendants in Website Tracking Cases By Regina Gerhardt In the past month, California judges have issued encouraging decisions for defendants in cases asserting that website tracking...
12/23/2024 10:23:40 PM 'Tis the Season: CPPA’s Data Broker Scrutiny Results in Two New Settlements By Andrew Folks On December 23, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency announced two settlements with data brokers for failing to register and...
10/14/2024 9:58:09 PM Steam Updates Checkout Disclosures in Light of New California False Advertising Law By Emma Smizer Last month, we wrote about a new landmark California law, AB2426, that prohibits the use of words like “buy” and “purchase” in connection...
9/10/2024 9:54:59 PM Out of the Shadows: The CPPA’s Guide to Avoiding Dark Patterns By Andrew Folks On September 4, 2024, the California Privacy Protection Agency’s Enforcement Division released its second Enforcement Advisory on...
9/2/2024 7:40:45 AM California legislature clarifies privacy obligations for AI models By Andrew Folks The intersection of privacy and AI just took on a new dimension in the Golden State. On August 30, 2024, the California Senate passed AB...
8/28/2024 2:29:31 PM California Requires Browsers and Mobile Devices to Support Opt-out Preference Signals By Andrew Folks On August 27, 2024, the California Senate passed AB 3048, amending the California Consumer Privacy Act to require all browser and mobile...
7/17/2024 4:03:04 AM Takeaways from the CPPA's July 2024 Board Meeting By Daniel Goldberg Today the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) held a board meeting covering a robust agenda. Below are our top takeaways from the...
4/4/2024 7:21:38 PM California Court Refuses to Dismiss Pen Register Claim Based on IP Address Tracking By Jeremy Goldman We recently reported on the Licea decision, in which a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed a claim against a website operator...
4/2/2024 6:45:44 PM California Privacy Protection Agency Publishes Enforcement Advisory By Maria Nava The California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) has published its first ever enforcement advisory regarding data minimization. Here, we...
3/22/2024 9:14:16 PM California Court Rejects Latest CIPA Shakedown Tactic Based On Pen Register and Trap and Trace Statute By Jeremy Goldman A California judge recently provided a ray of hope for website operators worldwide battling the latest surge of plaintiffs’ claims...
2/26/2024 2:02:34 AM California Releases Updated Draft CPRA Regs Governing Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decisionmaking Technology, Changes Are Extensive By Daniel Goldberg On February 23, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released updated draft regulations governing the use of artificial...
2/12/2024 11:12:02 PM California Appellate Court Allows Immediate Enforcement of CPRA Regulations By Bram Schumer Daniel Goldberg On February 9, the California Third District Court of Appeals issued a decision reversing the Sacramento Superior Court’s ruling from...
11/28/2023 3:13:32 AM California Releases Draft Comprehensive Regs Governing Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decisionmaking Technology By Daniel Goldberg On November 27, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released its long-anticipated draft regulations governing the use of...
9/8/2023 11:41:57 PM Takeaways from the CPPA Board Meeting on September 8 By Daniel Goldberg On September 8, the CPPA held a board meeting, where it walked through subcommittee draft regulations regarding cybersecurity audits and...
7/14/2023 7:59:36 PM California AG Issues Letters to Employers Regarding Treatment of Employee and Job Applicant Data under California Privacy Law By Daniel Goldberg Today, California Attorney General Rob Bonta released a statement that his office has sent letters to businesses requesting information...