Privacy Enforcement Tracker

1,285 enforcement actions from 14 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.

1,285

Total Actions

Jurisdictions

$35.3B+

Total Fines Tracked

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NJJuly 28, 2025Warning Letter

auto dealerships(Auto Dealerships)

The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs sent warning letters to over 3,000 auto dealerships reminding them of the state's data deletion law, which requires dealerships to offer to delete personal data from vehicles when accepting them for resale or lease. Failure to comply can result in fines of $500 for first offenses and $1,000 for subsequent offenses, aimed at preventing unauthorized access to sensitive consumer information stored in vehicle infotainment systems.

LowSecurity Failure

NJApril 17, 2025Enforcement Action

Discord, Inc.(Discord)

The New Jersey Attorney General filed a lawsuit against Discord, Inc. for deceptive business practices under the Consumer Fraud Act. Discord misrepresented its Safe Direct Messaging and age verification features, failing to protect children from

LowChildren's DataSecurity Failure

NJSeptember 7, 2018Consent Decree

Lightyear Dealer Technologies(DealerBuilt)

Lightyear Dealer Technologies (DealerBuilt) settled an investigation into a 2016 data breach where a misconfigured file system exposed personal data, including social security numbers and bank information, of thousands of auto dealership customers nationwide. The settlement includes an $80,784 payment (with $20,000 suspended) and mandatory cybersecurity reforms.

LowData BreachSecurity Failure

$49K

NJAugust 3, 2018Consent Decree

Unixiz, Inc.(Unixiz)

Unixiz, Inc. agreed to shut down its i-Dressup teen social website and pay $98,618 in civil penalties to settle allegations that it violated COPPA by collecting personal information from over 2,500 New Jersey children without parental consent and failed to safeguard user data, leading to a 2016 data breach affecting more than 24,000 New Jersey residents.

LowChildren's DataSecurity Failure

$99K

NJJune 29, 2015Settlement

Equiliv Investments and Ryan Ramminger(Equiliv Investments)

The New Jersey Attorney General and FTC settled with app developer Equiliv Investments and Ryan Ramminger for distributing the Prized app that contained malware to mine cryptocurrency without user consent. The settlement prohibits such activities, requires record-keeping for 20 years, and imposes a $5,200 penalty with an additional $44,800 suspended.

LowSecurity FailureConsent Failure

$5K