On January 28, 2026, California Attorney General (“AG”) Rob Bonta announced an investigative sweep targeting “surveillance pricing” practices among businesses in the retail, grocery, and hotel sectors. The investigation focuses on companies that use consumers’ personal information to set individualized prices. According to the AG’s press release, surveillance pricing practices could violate the California Consumer […]
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California AG Announces $1.4 Million Settlement with Mobile App Provider for Alleged CCPA Violations
On November 21, 2025, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta announced a $1.4 million settlement with Jam City, Inc. (company), a mobile game app company, for alleged failures to enable in-app opt-outs from the sale and sharing of personal information across many of the company’s mobile apps as required by the California Consumer Privacy Act […]
California Enacts Digital Age Verification Law
On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1043, the Digital Age Assurance Act (Act), into law. Effective January 1, 2027, the Act introduces a device-based age verification system designed to create safer digital environments for children under 18. The Act underscores a trend of state laws that require age verification or […]
California Finalizes New and Amended CCPA Regulations
On September 23, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CPPA”) announced that the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”) had approved the new and amended California Consumer Privacy Act regulations that the CPPA delivered to OAL for approval following the CPPA’s July 24, 2025 Board meeting. This was the last step under California law to […]
Multistate Privacy Investigative Sweep Targeting Website Global Privacy Control (GPC) Noncompliance
On September 9, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced a joint investigation sweep targeting businesses that may be failing to honor consumers’ opt-out requests submitted via Global Privacy Control (GPC) signals, in coordination with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, and Connecticut. The CPPA’s announcement underscores a growing trend of multi-jurisdictional collaboration among […]