Four Privacy Enforcement Priorities Emerge Among States
State attorneys general are preparing for increased privacy enforcement starting in 2026. They have established multi-state partnerships and are actively reaching out to businesses regarding compliance. This initiative aims to address gaps left by federal enforcement and is expected to lead to significant enforcement actions and fines in the coming year.
- ▪State attorneys general are ramping up privacy enforcement efforts for 2026.
- ▪New hires and partnerships are being formed to enhance compliance outreach.
- ▪Increased investigative activities are anticipated under both existing and new privacy laws.
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State attorneys general have laid the groundwork for ramped-up privacy enforcement in 2026, putting companies across industries—from data brokers to location data collectors—on notice.Bolstered by new hires, help from outside counsel, and a desire to fill in perceived gaps left by the federal government’s retreat on enforcement, state regulators rolled out several multi-state partnerships and investigative sweeps and reached out to more businesses about their compliance last year compared to previous years.In doing so, they set the stage for enforcement actions and fines likely throughout this upcoming year under privacy laws both old and new. Attorneys ...
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