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
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Oklahoma Joins Comprehensive State Privacy Law Landscape
By Roma Patel on
Posted in Data Privacy
On March 20, 2026, Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law Enrolled Senate Bill No. 546, a comprehensive privacy law that will go into effect on January 1, 2027—this makes Oklahoma the 21st state to enact a comprehensive privacy law. The bill follows the common model used in many state privacy statutes: it grants…
Dashboard Detectives: How Connected Cars Turn Drivers Into Data
By Kathryn Rattigan on
Posted in Data Privacy
Anyone who has purchased a car in the past decade is familiar with the dazzling wave of technology that greets them: giant touchscreens, voice controls, remote start apps. But behind the gleaming infotainment systems and driver-assist cameras, a subtler, more powerful feature has crept into the modern automobile, the ability to observe, record, and report…
Privacy Tip #438 – FTC Chairman Shares Concerns Over 23andMe Data
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
In the ongoing saga of the 23andMe bankruptcy, Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson recently sent a letter to the Trustee overseeing the 23andMe bankruptcy proceeding stating, “As Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, I write to express the FTC’s interests and concerns relating to the potential sale or transfer of millions of…
Privacy Tip #431 – DOGE Has Access to Our Personal Information: What You Need to Know
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Privacy Tips
According to a highly critical article recently published by TechCrunch, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump’s advisory board headed by Elon Musk, has “taken control of top federal departments and datasets” and has access to “sensitive data of millions of Americans and the nation’s closest allies.” The author calls this “the biggest…
After Supreme Court Upholds Ban, Trump Issues EO Giving TikTok an Extension
By Linn Foster Freedman on
Posted in Cybersecurity
Despite bipartisan support for banning TikTok – essentially spyware presenting a national security threat from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) – in the United States (as done by India) and the Supreme Court’s upholding of the law as constitutional and requiring the app to go dark, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) during…