Penalty Amount
$530,000
California Attorney General Rob Bonta settled with Sling TV for $530,000 over CCPA violations. Sling TV failed to provide an easy-to-use opt-out mechanism for the sale of personal information and lacked adequate privacy protections for children's data. The settlement requires Sling TV to implement changes to ensure CCPA compliance, including improved opt-out processes and children's privacy safeguards.
Sling TV must pay $530,000 in civil penalties, stop directing consumers to cookie preferences for opt-out, cease requiring logged-in users to fill out unnecessary webforms, provide opt-out mechanisms within apps on living-room devices, allow parents to designate kid profiles that default off data sale and targeted advertising, and provide clear disclosures and tools to protect children's privacy.
In-house legal teams should review vendor agreements, customer terms of service, and data processing addendums for clauses related to data sale opt-outs, children's privacy, and parental consent. Specifically, examine opt-out mechanisms to ensure they are easy-to-use with minimal steps, privacy disclosures for children's data, and data minimization practices. Agreements may require updates to incorporate clear tools for parents to control children's data collection and use, align with CCPA's opt-out requirements, and enhance overall privacy safeguards, including revising advertising consent provisions and data handling protocols.
Entity
Sling TV LLC
Also known as: Sling TV
Industry
Media & EntertainmentOfficial Press Release
https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-530000-settlement-sling-tv-first-enforcement
Complaint For Injunction, Civil Penalties, And Other Equitab
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Complaint%20For%20Injunction%2C%20Civil%20Penalties%2C%20And%20Other%20Equitable%20Relief.pdf
Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction (People v Sling TV)
https://oag.ca.gov/system/files/attachments/press-docs/Final%20Judgment%20and%20Permanent%20Injunction%20%28People%20v%20Sling%20TV%29.pdf
California Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/privacy-enforcement-actions
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