{"id":174328,"date":"2026-02-12T01:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/174328\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T01:55:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T01:55:09","slug":"disney-settles-streaming-data-suit-by-california-more-outlets-probed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/174328\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Settles Streaming Data Suit By California; More Outlets Probed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Walt Disney<\/a> Company won\u2019t be able to snare, share and sell Californians\u2019 personal information so easily anymore thanks to a deal the House of Mouse made today with the Golden State.<\/p>\n

\n\tUnder a just-inked settlement, the soon-to-be Josh D\u2019Amaro-run Disney<\/a> now will make a $2.75 million civil payout over its past alleged data indiscretions\u00a0and overly complicated opt-out process. More significantly, and more in tune with the 21st century, the still Bob Iger<\/a>-run Disney has 90 days under its legally binding pact with California<\/a> to cease having such sticky fingers when it comes to the data of Disney+<\/a> customers and users of the company\u2019s other streaming platforms. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDefendants shall stop SELLING and SHARING the CONSUMER\u2019S PERSONAL INFORMATION and shall stop conducting CROSS-CONTEXT BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING for that CONSUMER,\u201d says caps-heavy settlement agreement<\/a> signed off on today by LA Superior Court Judge Daniel Crawley. <\/p>\n

\n\tWith opt-out options made accessible and crystal, in case there was any gray areas of what the state Department of Justice wants and what Disney has said they will do, the 10-page settlement lays out of the heart of the deal as clear and bright as nighttime theme park fireworks.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDEFENDANTS shall provide CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS notice to CONSUMERS in connection with DISNEY SERVICES that DEFENDANTS conduct CROSS CONTEXT BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING using PERSONAL INFORMATION obtained from THIRD PARTIES,\u201d the final judgement and permanent injunction states. \u201cSuch notice shall be in a manner that provides CONSUMERS a meaningful understanding of the information being collected, the categories of sources from which the PERSONAL INFORMATION is collected, and that directs CONSUMERS to DEFENDANTS\u2019 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO OPT-OUT OF SALE\/SHARING.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMade public the same day as a complaint fro the state against Disney for injunction, civil penalties and other equitable relief was filed in LASC<\/a>, the low-payout but far-ranging settlement comes after a two-year probe by Attorney General Rob Bonta<\/a> into violations of the California Consumer Privacy<\/a> Act\u00a0by a wide range of streamers<\/a>. So far, Disney and Sling TV<\/a> are the only subjects to strike a deal with California, which is estimated to have America\u2019s nation\u2019s toughest data privacy law.\u00a0 Yet they are unlikely to be the last as \u201cother streaming services are currently under investigation,\u201d a source in Sacramento tells Deadline. <\/p>\n

\n\tNot saying to check out the fine print of those Netflix<\/a>, Paramount+ and HBO Max<\/a> user agreements. On the other hand, with that streaming trio and others, not saying you shouldn\u2019t expect said agreements and what they allow the streamers to snag, to likely change in the not-too-distant future, if you know what I mean?<\/p>\n

\n\tIn a statement from a company spokesperson Wednesday to Deadline, Disney didn\u2019t get into the weeds on its settlement with the state, but they didn\u2019t exactly avoid it either<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAs an industry leader in privacy protection, Disney continues to invest significant resources to set the standard for responsible and transparent data practices across our streaming services,\u201d the company said. \u201cAs technology and media continue to evolve, protecting the privacy and preserving the experience of Californians and fans everywhere remains a longstanding priority for Disney.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAttorney General Bonta, who was viewed as a frontrunner to replace the term-limited Gavin Newsom<\/a> before he took himself out of the running earlier this year, was pretty blunt in his aims and gains today.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cConsumers shouldn\u2019t have to go to infinity and beyond to assert their privacy rights,\u201d the reelection seeking AG stated. \u201cToday, my office secured the largest settlement to date under the CCPA over Disney\u2019s failure to stop selling and sharing the data of consumers that explicitly asked it to.\u201d <\/p>\n

\n\tBonata added: \u201cCalifornia\u2019s nation-leading privacy law is clear: A consumer\u2019s opt-out right applies wherever and however a business sells data \u2014 businesses can\u2019t force people to go device-by-device or service-by-service. In California,\u00a0asking a business to stop selling your data should not be complicated or cumbersome. My office is committed to the continued enforcement of this critical privacy law.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Walt Disney Company won\u2019t be able to snare, share and sell Californians\u2019 personal information so easily anymore…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174329,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[79143,7,9,8,3588,457,3558,78554,9233,9295,2794,64639,12782],"class_list":{"0":"post-174328","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-california","8":"tag-bob-iger","9":"tag-california","10":"tag-california-headlines","11":"tag-california-news","12":"tag-disney","13":"tag-gavin-newsom","14":"tag-hbo-max","15":"tag-josh-damaro","16":"tag-netflix","17":"tag-privacy","18":"tag-rob-bonta","19":"tag-sling-tv","20":"tag-streamers"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174328","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=174328"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174328\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/174329"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=174328"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=174328"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=174328"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}