When Royal Cornwall Hospital responded to a routine Freedom of Information request in 2023, they had no idea they were about to expose sensitive staff data to the public. The hospital recently apologized after discovering that a spreadsheet published on their website contained hidden sickness absence data for 8,100 current and former employees spanning three
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CCPA Compliance Alert: $1.55M Healthline Settlement
By Joseph J. Lazzarotti on
Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act
On July 1, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the largest CCPA settlement to date, which included a $1.55 million penalty against Healthline Media LLC. This settlement sends a clear message to businesses that California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) enforcement is ramping up, and health-related data is in scope.
According to the complaint filed…