California Privacy Protection Agency

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) is a California state government agency created by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA). As the first dedicated privacy regulator in the United States, the agency implements and enforces the CPRA and the California Consumer Privacy Act.^{[3][4][5][6][7][8]}

California Privacy Protection Agency

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Agency overview
Formed	16 December 2020; 4 years ago (2020-12-16)[1]
Jurisdiction	California
Annual budget	US$10 million[2]
Agency executive	Tom Kemp, Executive Director
Website	cppa.ca.gov

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.^[9]

History

Ashkan Soltani, a former technologist at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), became ithe executive director of the CPPA in 2021.^[10] He left the position in 2025 and was succeeded by Tom Kemp, a privacy advocate and former CEO of Centrify.^[11]