CPPA Has Hundreds of Open Investigations and Most Targets Don't Know
The California Privacy Protection Agency’s head enforcer heralded “a new era of privacy enforcement,” in an update at the CPPA Board’s Friday meeting. The agency has “hundreds” of investigations open, and in most cases the targeted businesses don’t know about them yet, said Michael Macko, deputy director of enforcement. "We haven't surfaced yet."
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The CPPA’s enforcement division has seen a growing number -- and rate -- of consumer complaints, Macko told the board. “We're receiving about 150 complaints ... every single week,” said Macko. “That number has been increasing over time."
"We spoke about the influx of consumers who are submitting complaints to us about potential violations,” and “we also have a historic need … to develop precedent under our law,” added Macko. “When you put these two together, it really does add up to a new era of privacy enforcement, and new era of state enforcement, in particular, and … it's pretty historic."