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The CPPA Board ordered Ford Motor Company to pay a $375,703 fine and change its practices after requiring email verification before consumers could opt out. The decision makes clear that unnecessary friction in the opt-out process violates the CCPA. Read more: privacy.ca.gov/2026/03/ford...

CalPrivacy is seeking a Supervisor 1 to join our Business Operations Office to support core operations, supervise staff, ensure compliance, and collaborate across the agency. Join our growing, mission-driven team. Apply by 3/20 calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/...

Pleased to share my essay on the role of state privacy law with Cal. law & its Cal. Privacy Protection Agency as a central example. State protections are always important; today they are a critical bulwark against federal overreach.

Many thanks, Yale J. Law Tech team!
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Thank you to the Enforcement Division for bringing this important matter to the Board. Kids shouldn't have their privacy rights compromised to play sports or take part in school events.

Justice Department Makes Abrupt Reversal on Law Firm Sanctions The decision comes less than a day after the Trump administration told a court that it was dropping appeals of four lower-court losses.

For pity's sake.

The legal profession must continue to stand for the rule of law and with these four law firms. Period.

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2025 was a banner year at @calprivacy.bsky.social, thanks to the amazing team! Every day, the agency team is making it easier for Californians to exercise their privacy rights, educate businesses, and hold businesses to account.

Read all about it in our just-released 2025 annual report! 🌟

We’re proud to share that CalPrivacy attorney Liz Travis Allen has been named 2026 CA Privacy Lawyer of the Year by the California Lawyers Association!

We're proud of her work to advance real-world privacy protections for Californians through programs like DROP.

Congrats, Liz!

AB 2021 (Schiavo) CalPrivacy Sponsors Whistleblower Protection Bill. Left: A black and white image of the AB 2021 press conference with Asm. Schiavo on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.

AB 2021, introduced by Asm. Pilar Schiavo and sponsored by CalPrivacy, establishes whistleblower protections under the CCPA.

The bill creates financial incentives and anti-retaliation protections so insiders can report privacy violations without fear. Read more: privacy.ca.gov/2026/02/calp...

Trump administration drops appeal of court order blocking $1.2-billion UCLA settlement The Trump administration dropped its appeal of a major higher education case in which a federal judge blocked its $1.2-billion settlement proposal to UCLA over alleged civil rights violations. It will...

This is a genuinely huge, sweeping victory today for the University of California—or rather, for us, its faculty, acting through our faculty associations, while the UC itself maintained a strict policy of deer-in-headlights silence.

The Trump admin has given up its appeal of a powerful injunction:

How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers

The California Privacy Protection Agency kicked off 2026 by launching a tool that state residents can use to make data brokers delete and stop selling their personal information. bit.ly/452Gk6a

Opt-out preference signals make it easier to express your privacy choices online.

They automatically communicate your opt-out: no individual requests needed.

Learn how to enable them: privacy.ca.gov/tips/enable-oops

Privacy starts with small steps.
From adjusting settings to limiting data sharing, our tips are designed for everyday life.

Get practical privacy tips: privacy.ca.gov/tips

🔐 It’s Data Privacy Week!

Today, CalPrivacy announced new tools to help Californians take control of their personal information, including DROP—a free tool that lets you delete your data from 500+ data brokers with one request.

Get started: privacy.ca.gov/DROP

My excellent colleague @catherinecrump.bsky.social
breaks it down in 60 seconds: no, federal agents generally cannot enter your home without a judicial warrant.

Laird v Tatum was a terrible decision that continues to haunt our democracy half a century later.

How Californians can use a new state website to block hundreds of data brokers A new state website lets California residents fill out a few forms to keep their personal data from being tracked or sold by data brokers.

In case you missed it!

A Law School Dean Signed a Brief Defending Trans Rights. She Lost Her Job Because of It The revocation of Emily Suski’s job offer at the University of Arkansas sends a chilling message to law professors everywhere.

Law school and university "leaders must realize that attempting to appease hostile powers will never buy permanent security, and that caving under political pressure will only undermine their institutions rather than save them." Well said, @gshans.bsky.social! ballsandstrikes.org/legal-cultur...

Governor Newsom announces first-in-the-nation privacy tool allowing Californians to block the sale of their data | Governor of California

Grateful to Governor Gavin Newsom for highlighting DROP, the first-in-the-nation privacy tool that allows Californians to block the sale of their personal information by data brokers. To date, more than 155,000 Californians have signed up. Read the release: www.gov.ca.gov/2026/01/20/g...

California’s Opt Me Out Act: Your Privacy Just Got Easier

The California Opt Me Out Act, sponsored by CalPrivacy, requires browsers to offer OOPS starting on January 1, 2027. OOPS allows you to automatically set your privacy preferences for each website you visit. Learn more in our latest blog post: privacy.ca.gov/2026/01/cali...

On Jan 15, CalPrivacy joins Senior Scam Stoppers and Sen. Josh Becker’s Office to help older Californians fight elder fraud. Executive Director Tom Kemp will share privacy tips, including using the Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP). RSVP: sd13.senate.ca.gov/event/senior...

It was a joy to swear @nicoleozer.bsky.social in as the Speaker's appointee to the @calprivacy.bsky.social Board. I am grateful to her for serving, and grateful to outgoing Board Member @bnonnecke.bsky.social for her thoughtful service. Thank you both on behalf of the Board and California! ⭐

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Illustrations from Japanese fireworks catalogues (ca. 1880s) — https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/japanese-fireworks-catalogues #newyearseve #fireworks

Watching The Hunt for Red October before we turn to the Buckeyes and then saying adios to 2025.

Watching the scene where Vasily fantasizes about living in Montana with a pickup, driving state to state. No papers?

No papers, says Capt Ramius.

No papers. That’s my America.

Clever, beautiful, and revealing--from the fabulous @tepski.tech 🌟

New things are taking root!🌲
Tomorrow, Californians can take control of their privacy.
DROP gives Californians a single-click way to request deletion of personal data from hundreds of data brokers. Learn more: privacy.ca.gov/DROP

What better place than the birthplace of Silicon Valley to count down something big?
In just 3 days, Californians can access DROP, a tool to delete your personal info from hundreds of data brokers in a single place.
Learn more: privacy.ca.gov/DROP
@tomkemp00.bsky.social

Our newest blog breaks down why this first-of-its-kind privacy tool matters, how it works, and what Californians can expect next year.

Learn how DROP will help you take control of the personal information data brokers hold about you. Read the blog privacy.ca.gov/2025/12/janu...

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