United States of America: California Privacy Protection Agency's joint privacy investigation into businesses over alleged refusal to honour consumers' opt-out rights
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
09 Sep 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
California Privacy Protection Agency opened joint investigative privacy sweep against businesses over alleged refusal to honour consumers’ opt-out rights
On 9 September 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency and the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, and Connecticut announced a joint investigative sweep into businesses failing to respect Global Privacy Control (GPC) opt-out signals. T…
Event type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
consumer protection authority