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SB 923 Is Law: CCPA Deletion Now Covers Third-Party Data, and Email Alone Is Not Enough CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Oct 2, 2026·5 min read

SB 923 Is Law: CCPA Deletion Now Covers Third-Party Data, and Email Alone Is Not Enough

California just closed the biggest hole in the CCPA right to delete.

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California Closes the CIPA Pen Register Loophole. The Wiretap Cases Are Still Coming. CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Oct 2, 2026·6 min read

California Closes the CIPA Pen Register Loophole. The Wiretap Cases Are Still Coming.

California just cut the private right of action out of the most-used theory in website-tracking litigation.

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Meta Launches Camera-Free Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, but Removing the Camera Does Not End the Privacy Debate CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 24, 2026·12 min read

Meta Launches Camera-Free Ray-Ban Smart Glasses, but Removing the Camera Does Not End the Privacy Debate

Meta has launched a new version of its AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses without a camera, an apparent attempt to preserve the convenience…

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 12, 2026·11 min read

What Will California’s New AI Auditors Actually Test?

Sacramento just created the country’s first registry for AI auditors and a framework for independent verification organizations.

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California Warns Data Brokers: Incorrect Registry Disclosures Can Trigger $200-a-Day Fines CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 5, 2026·9 min read

California Warns Data Brokers: Incorrect Registry Disclosures Can Trigger $200-a-Day Fines

California’s privacy regulator has a new warning for data brokers: filing a registration is not enough if the information in it is…

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 3, 2026·16 min read

Instead of Settling With Vivek Shah, Kevin Cole Fought Back. The Result Was a Vexatious Litigant Order.

We are thankful for warriors like Kevin Cole who fight back against privacy trolls like Vivek Shah.

RR Richart Ruddie Read →
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 3, 2026·5 min read

CDAFA Web Tracking Litigation Wave – How To Protect Your Business

California’s web tracking litigation trend is rapidly shifting across the AI and legal tech space.

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Alert for Privacy Counsels Vivek Shah and the Rising Tide of CIPA Private Right of Action Lawsuits CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Sep 1, 2026·10 min read

Alert for Privacy Counsels Vivek Shah and the Rising Tide of CIPA Private Right of Action Lawsuits

Contact us right away If you’ve received a demand from Vivek Shah if you’d like to fix your website and get the…

AH Adrian Hori Read →
When Website Tracking Becomes a Wiretap Claim CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Aug 31, 2026·24 min read

When Website Tracking Becomes a Wiretap Claim

How California’s 1967 wiretap statute became a central weapon in website-tracking litigation, what plaintiffs are actually alleging under Sections 631 and 638.51,…

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Aug 29, 2026·22 min read

California Just Cracked Down on CIPA Lawsuits — But the Fight Is Far From Over

SB 690 passed the California Legislature on August 28, 2026, after an extraordinary wave of CIPA lawsuits and demand letters targeting pixels,…

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Aug 10, 2026·9 min read

Inside CalPrivacy’s Expanding Audit Function: How the Agency Plans to Examine Privacy Practices Beyond Traditional Enforcement

Since its creation in 2020, the California Privacy Protection Agency has primarily drawn public attention through high-profile enforcement actions and successive rounds…

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CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA· Aug 9, 2026·8 min read

When the Cookie Banner Becomes Exhibit A: Why the Millisecond Is Relevant in CIPA Litigation

We warned about the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) cookie banner cases and now the entire privacy and legal community is…

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