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California’s SB 361 expands California’s Delete Act and will soon require registered data brokers to regularly check California’s data deletion database, known as DROP, to determine whether a California consumer has requested deletion of their personal information. Beginning August 1, 2026, data brokers must access DROP at least every 45 days and, when a request…

Last week, we wrote about the newly enacted New Jersey data broker law. On July 10, 2026, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Division of Consumer Affairs published an alert clarifying that covered data brokers and data collectors will not need to register or pay registration fees until the Division launches the required public registry, which…

On July 8, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enforcement Bureau entered into a consent decree with Voximplant, Inc., a voice and video call platform, to resolve an investigation into whether the company failed to comply with the FCC’s robocall mitigation rules. The FCC’s robocall mitigation framework is designed to make the voice calling ecosystem…

The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear that covered platforms will be expected to have systems in place before enforcement begins. This week, the FTC sent a stakeholder…

California companies may have less time than they think to prepare for privacy audits. The California Privacy Protection Agency’s (CPPA) new Audits Division, created in February 2026, is expected to begin assessing companies’ compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) this year, according to Executive Director Tom Kemp. This is a notable remark because—while…

California’s new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) goes live on August 1, 2026, and the compliance stakes are enormous. State officials have warned that a single missed deletion cycle could create theoretical penalty exposure of $1.5 billion for one data broker. That number reflects how aggressively the Delete Act is designed to work. One consumer request can…

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a decision requiring Ford Motor Company to pay a fine of $375,703 and update its privacy practices following a settlement for its alleged violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to direct a business to stop selling or sharing…

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended and effective January 1, 2026, brings the most detailed and sweeping changes since the law’s introduction. If you do business in California or handle Californians’ personal information, here’s what your company must know, and do, to avoid compliance risks.

Expanded Privacy Policy and Disclosure Requirements

The updated…