California Privacy Protection Agency
California state government agency
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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), known publicly as CalPrivacy[3], is a California state government agency created by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).
- Tom Kemp, Executive Director
- Jennifer M. Urban, Inaugural Board Chair
 CPPA Logo | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 16 December 2020[1] |
| Jurisdiction | California |
| Annual budget | US$10 million[2] |
| Agency executives |
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| Website | cppa |
Overview
As the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States, the agency implements and enforces the CPRA and the California Consumer Privacy Act.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
With the enactment of the California Delete Act, the agency also maintains the California data broker registry and on January 1, 2026 launched the Delete Request and Opt-out Platform (DROP) one-stop shop data deletion mechanism for California consumers.[10][11]
History
Ashkan Soltani, a former technologist at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), became the executive director of the CPPA in 2021.[12]
He left the position in 2025 and was succeeded by Tom Kemp, a privacy advocate and former CEO of Centrify.[13]
