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California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) (.gov) · · US / State · Privacy Law

The California Privacy Protection Agency has posted career opportunities on its official government site.

Why this matters: The CPPA is one of the few dedicated privacy enforcement agencies in the United States. Who works there shapes how California's privacy law gets enforced in practice. That affects every business operating in the state and every resident whose data those businesses collect. Staffing a regulator is not exciting news, but it is how regulatory muscle gets built or lost.

Who should care: General readers · Privacy officers · Policy

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