Four Privacy Enforcement Priorities Emerge Among States

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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.<br>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.<br>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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