California Privacy Protection Agency

{{Short description|California state government agency}}

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| agency_name = California Privacy Protection Agency

| logo = CPPA Logo.png

| logo_width = 100

| logo_caption = CPPA Logo

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| formed = {{Start date and age|2020|12|16|df=y}}{{CalCiv|1798.199.10}}

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| jurisdiction = California

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| budget = US$10 million{{CalCiv|1798.199.95}}

| chief1_name = Tom Kemp

| chief1_position = Executive Director

| website = {{URL|https://cppa.ca.gov/}}

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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.{{Cite web|title=California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA)|url=https://cppa.ca.gov/|access-date=2021-10-05|website=cppa.ca.gov|language=en}}{{Cite news|last=Merken|first=Sara|date=2021-10-04|title=Former FTC technologist Soltani to head California privacy agency|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/legalindustry/former-ftc-technologist-soltani-head-california-privacy-agency-2021-10-04/|access-date=2021-10-05}}{{Cite news|title=Former FTC Official to Head California Privacy Protection Agency|url=https://news.bloomberglaw.com/privacy-and-data-security/former-ftc-official-to-head-california-privacy-protection-agency|access-date=2021-10-05|website=news.bloomberglaw.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=A look at the California Privacy Protection Agency inaugural meeting|url=https://iapp.org/news/a/a-look-at-the-california-privacy-protection-agency-inaugural-meeting/|access-date=2021-10-05}}{{Cite web|title=California's New Privacy Agency Seeks Feedback on CPRA|url=https://www.natlawreview.com/article/california-s-new-privacy-agency-seeks-feedback-cpra|access-date=2021-10-05|website=The National Law Review|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-17 |title=California Officials Announce California Privacy Protection Agency Board Appointments |url=https://www.gov.ca.gov/2021/03/17/california-officials-announce-california-privacy-protection-agency-board-appointments/ |access-date=2021-10-05 |website=California Governor |language=en}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Wong |first=Queenie |date=2023-10-10 |title=Newsom signs bill that would make it easier to delete online personal data |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-10-10/newsom-bill-delete-online-personal-data |access-date=2024-06-04 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}