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(max-width:600px){#dt-page .tcta h2{font-size:23px;}#dt-page .tcta-more{grid-template-columns:1fr;}#dt-page .tcta-btn{width:100%;justify-content:center;}}#dt-page .definition .def-text{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;}<\/style><div id=\"dt-page\" class=\"dt-page\"><main> <section class=\"ew-head\"><div class=\"wrap\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/datatrue.com\/en\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/datatrue.com\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/\">Enforcement Watch<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">Ford<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"head-grid hv2 case-hero\"><div class=\"head-title\"><h1>Ford&#8217;s $375,703 CPPA fine: extra steps that made opting out harder (2026)<\/h1><div class=\"ew-meta\"><span class=\"enf enf-cppa\" data-enforcer=\"cppa\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6.2 8 2.8l6 3.4M3.5 6.8v5.4M6.5 6.8v5.4M9.5 6.8v5.4M12.5 6.8v5.4M2 13.4h12\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"vh\">Regulator: <\/span><span>CalPrivacy (CPPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ew-updated\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><rect height=\"11\" rx=\"2\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" width=\"12\" x=\"2\" y=\"3\"><\/rect><path d=\"M2 6.5h12M5.5 1.8v2.4M10.5 1.8v2.4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><\/path><\/svg>Last updated <time datetime=\"2026-09-22\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"head-media\"><div aria-labelledby=\"glance\" class=\"case-aside\"><section class=\"factbox\"><h2 id=\"glance\">At a glance<\/h2><dl><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Brought by<\/dt><dd><span class=\"enf enf-cppa\" data-enforcer=\"cppa\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6.2 8 2.8l6 3.4M3.5 6.8v5.4M6.5 6.8v5.4M9.5 6.8v5.4M12.5 6.8v5.4M2 13.4h12\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"vh\">Regulator: <\/span><span>CalPrivacy (CPPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"kind\">Regulator<\/span><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Company<\/dt><dd>Ford Motor Company<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Sector<\/dt><dd>Automotive<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Law<\/dt><dd>CCPA (California)<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Amount<\/dt><dd class=\"amt\"><span class=\"amt-v\">$375,703<\/span><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Date<\/dt><dd>Settled Mar 5, 2026<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Status<\/dt><dd>Settled<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"head-rest\"><div class=\"head-lead\"><div class=\"definition no-glyph\" id=\"definition\"><p class=\"def-kicker\">Summary<\/p><p class=\"def-text\">In March 2026, CalPrivacy fined <strong>Ford<\/strong> $375,703 for requiring email verification as an extra step before it would stop selling or sharing personal information, friction the agency said discouraged consumers. The order also requires Ford to audit the tracking technologies on Ford.com.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"case-layout no-aside\"><div class=\"case-main\"><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>What happened<\/h2><p>The CPPA found the email step was unnecessary friction. This is a website opt-out case, separate from the General Motors connected-car data-sales case.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>The mechanism<\/h2><p>The opt-out worked, and it was gated behind a step the law does not require. The audit the order requires names the technologies to check: cookies, web beacons, and pixels, each for whether it honors opt-out signals like GPC.<\/p><figure class=\"r1-fig r1-diagram\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D21.png\" alt=\"An opt-out runs from request to tags stopping to confirmation. It fails if the form isn&#x27;t wired, adds friction or is ignored.\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Why it was preventable<\/h2><p>The number of steps in an opt-out is measurable, the same way you would measure friction in a checkout flow. And the tracking-technology audit the order now requires is the standard live check.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\" data-quote=\"verbatim\"><h2>In the regulator&#8217;s words<\/h2><figure class=\"quote-verbatim\"><p>Michael Macko, Head of the CPPA&#8217;s Enforcement Division, said: <span class=\"said\">&#8220;Opting out is supposed to be easy. Just as unnecessary steps in the checkout process can discourage consumers from completing a purchase, unnecessary steps in the opt-out process can discourage consumers from exercising their privacy rights.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/figure><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Timeline<\/h2><ol class=\"timeline\"><li><span class=\"tl-date\">Mar 5, 2026<\/span><span class=\"tl-text\">settled. Tracking-technology audit due within 90 days.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Source<\/h2><div class=\"source-cite\"><span class=\"src-ico\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M4 1.8h5.2L12.5 5v9.2H4z\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"><\/path><path d=\"M9 1.8V5.2h3.4M6 8.2h4.5M6 10.7h4.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div><p><a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/privacy.ca.gov\/2026\/03\/ford-to-change-practices-pay-fine-for-adding-unnecessary-friction-to-opt-out-process\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">privacy.ca.gov<\/a>.<\/p><span class=\"src-domain\">privacy.ca.gov<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><section class=\"ew-sec rule\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h2 id=\"faq\">Questions<\/h2><div class=\"faq-list\"><details class=\"faq-item\" open=\"\"><summary>Who fined Ford, and for what?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">CalPrivacy, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), fined Ford $375,703 in March 2026 for adding unnecessary friction to the opt-out process by requiring email verification.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>Is this the same as the General Motors case?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">No. This is a website opt-out case about Ford.com. The General Motors matter is a separate connected-car data-sales case.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What does the order require Ford to do now?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">Among other terms, Ford has to audit the tracking technologies on Ford.com, named as cookies, web beacons, and pixels, and check each one honors opt-out signals like GPC, within 90 days.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"ew-sec tint\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h2 id=\"related\">Related cases<\/h2><div class=\"card-grid\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><article class=\"ew-case-card\"><div class=\"cc-top\"><span class=\"enf enf-cppa\" data-enforcer=\"cppa\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6.2 8 2.8l6 3.4M3.5 6.8v5.4M6.5 6.8v5.4M9.5 6.8v5.4M12.5 6.8v5.4M2 13.4h12\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"vh\">Regulator: <\/span><span>CalPrivacy (CPPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cc-date\">Mar 12, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cc-amt\">$632,500<\/div><h3><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/american-honda-cppa-fine-2025\/\">American Honda&#8217;s $632,500 CPPA fine<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"cc-mech\">Asymmetric opt-out; excessive verification<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ew-case-card\"><div class=\"cc-top\"><span class=\"enf enf-cppa\" data-enforcer=\"cppa\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6.2 8 2.8l6 3.4M3.5 6.8v5.4M6.5 6.8v5.4M9.5 6.8v5.4M12.5 6.8v5.4M2 13.4h12\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"vh\">Regulator: <\/span><span>CalPrivacy (CPPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cc-date\">May 6, 2025<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cc-amt\">$345,178<\/div><h3><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/todd-snyder-cppa-fine-2025\/\">Todd Snyder&#8217;s $345,178 CPPA fine<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"cc-mech\">Opt-outs not processed for 40 days; ID verification required<\/p><\/article><article class=\"ew-case-card\"><div class=\"cc-top\"><span class=\"enf enf-cppa\" data-enforcer=\"cppa\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M2 6.2 8 2.8l6 3.4M3.5 6.8v5.4M6.5 6.8v5.4M9.5 6.8v5.4M12.5 6.8v5.4M2 13.4h12\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"vh\">Regulator: <\/span><span>CalPrivacy (CPPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cc-date\">Mar 3, 2026<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cc-amt\">$1.1M<\/div><h3><a href=\"\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/playon-sports-cppa-fine-2026\/\">PlayOn Sports&#8217; $1.1M CPPA fine<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"cc-mech\">Tracking required to use a ticket; opt-out signals ignored<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"tcta-band\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tcta\"> <div class=\"tcta-copy\"><span class=\"eyebrow on-dark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span>30-day free trial<\/span><h2>See what your tags send before it becomes a case<\/h2><p class=\"tcta-sub\">DataTrue runs real journeys on your site in each consent state and reads what each tag sends, field by field. 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