The CPPA Audits Division Arrives: What California's First CCPA Compliance Audits Mean in 2026
California's privacy regulator has built a dedicated Audits Division and says to expect CCPA compliance audits in 2026 — including unannounced ones. H...
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The SECURE Data Act: Federal Privacy Preemption, the Fate of State Laws, and What Compliance Teams Must Do Now
House Republicans released the SECURE Data Act in April 2026 — the most significant federal privacy bill since COPPA. Its sweeping preemption provisio...
GM's $12.75 Million CCPA Settlement: California's Record Penalty and the First Data Minimization Enforcement Action
California regulators settled with General Motors for $12.75 million over its OnStar program's unauthorized sale of detailed driving behavior data to ...
California's CPPA Is Fining Real Companies Now: Lessons from Disney, Ford, Honda, and Tractor Supply
The California Privacy Protection Agency issued multiple enforcement decisions in Q1 2026 against well-known companies including Disney/ABC ($2.75M), ...
FTC Bans Kochava From Selling Sensitive Location Data: What Every Data Broker and App Publisher Needs to Know
On May 4, 2026, the FTC settled its four-year case against data broker Kochava and subsidiary Collective Data Solutions, permanently banning them from...
California's Delete Act Is Live: What Data Brokers Must Do Before August 1, 2026
The California Delete Act's DROP platform opened to consumers on January 1, 2026. Data brokers now have until August 1, 2026 to begin processing delet...
State Privacy Bills: Maine, Kentucky, New Hampshire, Maryland, Vermont & New Jersey Latest Moves
Six states made significant moves on consumer data privacy legislation. Maine's chambers remain deadlocked, three amendment bills advanced, Vermont ti...