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CPPA and ICO sign declaration of cooperation

April 29, 2025

In early 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency and UK ICO signed a joint declaration to collaborate on research, education, and best practices for privacy and emerging technologies.

Shopify faces a privacy class action lawsuit

March 18, 2025

In March 2025, the 9th Circuit Court revived a class action lawsuit against Shopify, allowing claims under CCPA over unauthorized tracking and data sharing. The ruling expands jurisdiction for privacy cases based on user location, signaling broader legal risk for online companies.

California Governor Newsom Signs (Some) Privacy and AI Bills into Law

September 30, 2024

After a busy end to California's legislative session, Governor Newsom vetoes arguably the 3 highest-profile bills

California Ends Legislative Year with Flurry of Privacy & AI Bills

September 3, 2024

California wrapped its annual session days ago with 10 new bills on privacy and AI.

Oracle to Pay $115 Million to Settle Consumer Data Privacy Lawsuit

July 19, 2024

The tech giant settles a consumer lawsuit over alleged data collection violations.

DoorDash Fined $375k over CCPA Violation

February 21, 2024

DoorDash becomes just the 2nd ever company to receive a CCPA fine over 2020 do not sell/share infractions