Philip Hodgkins

Opt-out signals are now a cornerstone of modern privacy. These browser-based or device-level mechanisms tell companies not to ”sell” or “share” personal data to third parties, often to ensure compliance with privacy laws like the CCPA. Opt-out functionality also continues to be at the forefront of regulators’ minds. In fact, California, Colorado, and Connecticut Attorneys General just announced last week that…

The proposed $1.55 million CCPA settlement with Healthline is not just the largest of its kind to date – it is, more importantly, it marks a pivotal evolution in how American regulators are approaching consumer privacy enforcement. The facts are instructive. Healthline, a well-established provider of health-related content, allowed third party tracking tools to operate on sensitive pages – articles…