Leveraging Knowledge to Manage Your Data Risks
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and Background Alert, Inc. (a California-based data broker) settled allegations that Background Alert failed to register and pay the annual fee required by the California Delete Act. This settlement is part of the CPPA’s investigative initiative announced back in October 2024.
The Delete Act requires data brokers to register…
Last week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced it will conduct a public investigative sweep of data broker registration compliance under the California Delete Act.
Pursuant to the Act, a “data broker” is “a business that knowingly collects and sells to third parties the personal information of a [California] consumer with whom the business…
