People v. Healthline Media LLC
California AG's $1.55M CCPA settlement over ad-tech on a health information site.
Regulatory — order or consent entered
Timeline
- Filed
- Jul 1, 2025
- Key ruling
- Jul 1, 2025
Injunctive relief
Stop sharing data tied to diagnosis-indicating articles; honor Global Privacy Control; fix consent banner; CCPA-compliant vendor contracts; audits and three years of reporting.
Status note
$1,550,000 civil penalties (largest CCPA settlement at announcement); must stop sharing data tied to diagnosis-indicating article titles; honor opt-outs and Global Privacy Control; fix consent banner; CCPA-compliant vendor contracts; audits and 3 years of reporting. | Consumer-privacy-law route rather than HIPAA/wiretap.
Exposure
Pages covered
Public website (unauthenticated)
Tracking technologies named
Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Cite as SounderData.com Tracker Litigation Database, September 25, 2026.