California Privacy Protection Agency

The California Privacy Protection Agency is a California state government agency created by the California [Privacy Rights Act]. As the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States, the agency implements and enforces the CPRA and the California [Consumer Privacy Act].
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.
On November 5, 2025, the CPPA announced that it would adopt "CalPrivacy" as its new public facing name.

History

, a former technologist at the Federal Trade Commission, became the executive director of the CPPA in 2021. He left the position in 2025 and was succeeded by Tom Kemp, a privacy advocate and former CEO of Centrify.