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California AG: California Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General (Privacy Unit)
The civil enforcer of California's consumer-privacy law, alongside CalPrivacy. RegPing reads its press feed, keyword-filtered to privacy and AI.
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The Attorney General publishes several press releases a day on every subject, so RegPing keeps only the privacy and AI items. The AG's CCPA settlements have grown from $1.2 million (Sephora, 2022) to $12.75 million (General Motors, May 2026), eight actions in total, and its investigative sweeps (streaming, location data, surveillance pricing) are announced before the settlements arrive. AI enforcement began in 2026 with an investigation of xAI.
What California AG publishes
- Press releases, including settlements and sweep announcements
- The privacy enforcement actions list with amounts
- CCPA regulations and guidance
- Multi-state letters and consortium announcements
Cadence. Privacy-category releases one or two a month; eight CCPA enforcement actions through May 2026 totaling about $21 million.
What to treat as urgent
- Sweep letters naming an industry; settlements follow in 12 to 24 months.
- Settlements that require specific technical controls (Global Privacy Control honoring, opt-out links).
- Joint actions with CalPrivacy, which combine administrative and civil penalties.
Quirks worth knowing
- The privacy category is editor-assigned and misses some releases; RegPing keyword-filters the main feed as backup.
- The feed title still names a former Attorney General.
- The CCPA 'enforcement examples' page has not been updated since 2022.
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Official site: oag.ca.gov
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