California Attorney General Collaborates on Privacy

C​alifornia Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an agreement of formal collaboration between seven states and the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to promote collaboration and information sharing in the bipartisan effort to safeguard the privacy rights of consumers.

Known as the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, the group regularly discusses developments in privacy law, shared priorities, and coordinates enforcement, as appropriate, based on the members’ common interest. In forming the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, Attorney General Bonta joins the CPPA and the attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, New Jersey, and Oregon.

The announcement stated that “[l]apses in upholding privacy laws can threaten to disclose information like our financial condition, health status, and sensitive aspects of our personal lives. Anyone can become vulnerable.” The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) protects the privacy rights of California consumers, including the right to know how businesses collect, share, and disclose their personal information. Additional privacy legislation is pending in the Legislature, including the proposed Insurance Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2025 and amendments to the Information Practices Act of 1977 to expand the law to local governments.