California Privacy Protection Agency

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California Privacy Protection Agency
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Agency overview
Formed16 December 2020;4 years ago (2020-12-16) [1]
Jurisdiction California
Annual budget US$10 million [2]
Agency executive
  • Tom Kemp, Executive Director
Website cppa.ca.gov

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is a California state government agency created by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). As the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States, the agency implements and enforces the CPRA and the California Consumer Privacy Act. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Contents

With the enactment of the California Delete Act, the agency also maintains the California data broker registry and will build a one-stop shop data deletion mechanism for consumers. [9]

History

Ashkan Soltani, a former technologist at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), became the executive director of the CPPA in 2021. [10] He left the position in 2025 and was succeeded by Tom Kemp, a privacy advocate and former CEO of Centrify. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Cal. Civil Code § 1798.199.10 {{{2}}}
  2. ↑ Cal. Civil Code § 1798.199.95 {{{2}}}
  3. ↑ "California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)". cppa.ca.gov. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  4. ↑ Merken, Sara (2021-10-04). "Former FTC technologist Soltani to head California privacy agency". Reuters. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  5. ↑ "Former FTC Official to Head California Privacy Protection Agency". news.bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  6. ↑ "A look at the California Privacy Protection Agency inaugural meeting" . Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  7. ↑ "California's New Privacy Agency Seeks Feedback on CPRA". The National Law Review. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  8. ↑ "California Officials Announce California Privacy Protection Agency Board Appointments". California Governor. 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
  9. ↑ Wong, Queenie (2023-10-10). "Newsom signs bill that would make it easier to delete online personal data". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-06-04.
  10. ↑ Merken, Sara (2021-10-04). "Former FTC technologist Soltani to head California privacy agency". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2025-03-19.
  11. ↑ Wu, Titus (2025-03-14). "California Privacy Agency Names Kemp as New Top Official". Bloomberg Law. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
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