Court Rules

Privacy Enforcement Tracker

1,788 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.

1,788

Total Actions

16

Jurisdictions

$51.8B+

Total Fines Tracked

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NYSettlement

Bloomberg L.P.

New York Attorney General Letitia James secured a settlement with Bloomberg L.P. after finding that Bloomberg News failed to clearly disclose subscription price increases and automatic renewals, provide required acknowledgments and renewal notices, and make cancellation sufficiently easy. Bloomberg must pay $500,000 in penalties, provide refunds to eligible subscribers, and improve its subscription disclosures and practices.

MediumNotice FailureConsent FailureDark Patterns

$500K

FTCSettlement

Publishing.com LLC

The FTC finalized an order against Publishing.com LLC and its principals for misleading consumers about potential earnings from self-publishing products. The company will pay $1.5 million and must substantiate future earnings claims, and is prohibited from making misrepresentations about refunds and endorsements.

HighDark PatternsNotice Failure

$1.5M

CASettlement

Healthline Media LLC(Healthline)

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.55 million settlement with health information website publisher Healthline Media LLC, resolving allegations that the company violated the CCPA and Unfair Competition Law. Violations included failing to honor consumer opt-out requests, sharing sensitive health data with third parties without required privacy protections, and using deceptive consent banners that did not disable tracking cookies. The settlement imposes injunctive terms, compliance requirements, and a civil penalty, marking the largest CCPA settlement to date.

HighOpt-Out FailureUnauthorized Data SharingHealth Data

$1.6M

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