CalPrivacy senior officials describe auditing, enforcement plans and values
By Mike Swift ( October 15, 2026, 23:51 GMT | Insight) -- Senior officials with the California Privacy Protection Agency addressed the agency's plans for its new audit division and also said the agency's enforcement priorities won't change significantly following the recent departure of enforcement chief Michael Macko.As the only US digital regulator with the ability to probe practices prior to a legal violation, California’s privacy watchdog wants its audit authority to become a compliance resource for companies that don’t get audited, CalPrivacy officials said Thursday....
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