1,285 enforcement actions from 14 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,285
Total Actions
14
Jurisdictions
$35.3B+
Total Fines Tracked
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) settled with Ford Motor Company requiring the company to pay a $375,703 fine and change its practices. Ford violated the CCPA by requiring consumers to complete an email verification step before they could opt-out of the sale and sharing of their personal information collected through digital properties and connected vehicle services. In addition to the fine, Ford must provide easy methods to submit opt-out requests with minimal steps, audit its tracking technologies, and ensure compliance with opt-out preference signals including Global Privacy Control.
$376K
The California Attorney General settled with The Walt Disney Company for $2.75 million over CCPA violations. Disney's opt-out processes failed to stop the sale or sharing of consumer data across all devices and services associated with accounts, requiring consumers to navigate cumbersome methods. Disney must pay the penalty and implement comprehensive opt-out mechanisms.
$2.8M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.4 million settlement with Jam City, Inc. for violating the CCPA. The mobile gaming company failed to provide opt-out methods for the sale or sharing of personal information across its 21 apps and sold or shared data of children aged 13-16 without required affirmative consent. Jam City must now implement in-app opt-out mechanisms and obtain affirmative consent for minors' data.
$1.4M
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.
$530K
California Attorney General Rob Bonta secured a $530,000 settlement with Sling TV for violating the CCPA. The company failed to provide an easy-to-use method for consumers to opt-out of the sale of their personal information and did not provide adequate privacy protections for children. The settlement requires Sling TV to implement specific changes to its opt-out mechanisms and parental controls.
$530K
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $1.55 million settlement with Healthline Media LLC for CCPA violations. Healthline failed to honor opt-out requests, shared consumer data including health-related article titles with third parties, and used deceptive privacy practices. The settlement includes injunctive relief and a compliance program.
$1.6M
DoorDash sold California consumers' personal information to a marketing cooperative without providing required notice or an opt-out option, violating the CCPA and CalOPPA. The settlement requires DoorDash to pay a $375,000 civil penalty and comply with injunctive terms, including reviewing vendor contracts and providing annual reports to the Attorney General. This enforcement action clarifies that participation in marketing cooperatives constitutes a sale under the CCPA.
$375K
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a $93 million settlement with Google for deceiving users about location tracking. Google continued to collect location data even after users opted out, violating California consumer protection laws. The settlement includes injunctive terms to enhance transparency and user controls over location settings.
$93.0M
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a settlement with Sephora, Inc. for $1.2 million over violations of the California Consumer Privacy Act. Sephora failed to disclose that it sold consumer personal information and did not process opt-out requests via Global Privacy Control. The settlement requires Sephora to pay penalties and implement compliance measures including policy changes and reporting.
$1.2M
Lenovo preinstalled 'Visual Discovery' software on its computers that intercepted browsing data and broke encrypted connections without user consent, compromising security and privacy. The multi-state settlement imposes a $3.5 million penalty and requires Lenovo to implement disclosure, consent, opt-out, and security compliance measures.
$3.5M
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.