United States of America: California Privacy Protection Agency opened joint investigative privacy sweep against businesses over alleged refusal to honour consumers’ opt-out rights

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

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2025-09-09
under deliberation

On 9 September 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency and the Attorneys General of Californ…