United States of America: California Attorney General public lawsuit against Healthline over alleged non-compliance with Consumer Privacy Act

Progress

Current status
under investigation
01 Jul 2025 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational

Timeline of events

01 Jul 2025
under investigation

California Attorney General reached settlement agreement with Healthline including USD 1.55 million fine over alleged non-compliance with Consumer Privacy Act

On 1 July 2025, California Attorney General reached a settlement with website publisher Healthline Media LLC (Healthline) resolving allegations that its use of online tracking technology on its health information website violated the California Cons…

Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch judiciary
Government body court