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data brokers
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Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
California’s DROP Regime will Change the Data Broker Risk Equation
California’s new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform (DROP) goes live on August 1, 2026, and the compliance stakes are enormous. State officials have warned that a single missed deletion cycle could…
Privacy + Cyber + AI
Proposed State Privacy Law Update: March 16, 2026
Key point: Last week, consumer data privacy bills advanced in Alabama and Kentucky, Vermont’s data broker amendment bill passed a committee vote, and Hawaii's Senate passed a bill prohibiting the…
Privacy + Cyber + AI
Webinar: Are You a Data Broker and Don’t Know It? Navigating the Data Broker Ecosystem
Join us for the first installment of our series, “Data Brokers Under Fire: Litigation and Compliance Strategies to Help Temper the Flames.” If your company buys, sells, or shares third…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (February 9-13, 23-27, 2026)
By Kari Ferver, Joanna Rosen Forster, Isabella Ordorica, Megan L. Wolf
With the agency still operating with three Commissioner vacancies, the FTC took a range of notable actions in mid-February, spanning consumer data protection, health claims enforcement, labor market competition, and…
Regulatory Oversight
California DFPI’s Next Target: Credit Reporting Industry
By Stephen C. Piepgrass, Kim Phan, Michael Yaghi
In this special crossover episode of Regulatory Oversight and FCRA Focus, Kim Phan is joined by Michael Yaghi, partner in Troutman Pepper Locke's Regulatory Investigations, Strategy + Enforcement practice group,…
IP Finance
US FTC Sends Letter to Data Brokers concerning Disclosing Sensitive Data to Foreign Adversaries
By IP Finance
The Federal Trade Commission has sent a warning letter to Data Brokers about violating the Protecting Americans’ Data from Foreign Adversaries Act of 2024. The FTC Press Release states, in…
Global Policy Watch
CalPrivacy Announces $45,000 Fine Against Data Broker for Delete Act Violations
By Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Jayne Ponder, Kyle Falkner
On January 8, 2026, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“CalPrivacy”) announced an enforcement action against Rickenbacher Data LLC (d/b/a “Datamasters”), an information reseller, for failing to register as a data…
Eye On Privacy
CalPrivacy Doubles Down on Data Brokers
By Liisa Thomas, Kathryn Smith
CalPrivacy followed up on its threat from last year to focus on data brokers. This month it settled with Rickenbacher Data LLC for failure to register as a data broker.…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
Enforcement Under California’s Delete Act, Full Steam Ahead
Enforcement of California’s Delete Act is accelerating. The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) recently sent a clear message to data brokers: register, pay the required fee, and be prepared to…
Privacy + Cyber + AI
Analyzing the California Delete Act Regulations
By TK Lively
Key point: Starting August 1, 2026, registered data brokers will need to access California’s new one-stop-shop deletion platform to process deletion requests or risk significant fines. Last month, the California…