US states say privacy probes grow more contentious, warn of more enforcement
By Maria Dinzeo ( July 22, 2026, 22:47 GMT | Insight) -- State privacy regulators say companies and their outside counsel are becoming less cooperative during investigations, a potentially costly approach as attorneys general prepare additional enforcement actions. Officials also warn that broken opt-outs, coercive cookie banners and deficient privacy notices remain easy-to-spot problems that can trigger deeper scrutiny and significant penalties.Companies are becoming less cooperative and transparent in responding to state privacy investigations, dragging out inquiries and making them harder to resolve even as attorneys general prepare a new wave of enforcement actions that could carry significant penalties, three top privacy regulators said Wednesday....
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