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CPPA reports staff growth, budget increase and data‑broker fee revenue; board hears staffing shortfalls for DROP and enforcement
Summary
CPPA reported 53 authorized positions and FY 2024–25 expenditures of $14.19 million, and said it collected approximately $3.6 million in data‑broker registration fees in 2025 while seeking $4.8 million over two years for DROP implementation.
The California Privacy Protection Agency on Thursday presented an annual administrative and budget update that detailed staffing, office leasing plans, and funding for the Delete Request and Opt‑Out Platform (DROP) and enforcement infrastructure.
Deputy Director of Administration Von Chidambira told the board the agency has 53 authorized positions — 43 permanent, four temporary and one intern — and that 23 employees were onboarded in the prior year as the agency scaled up. Total expenditures for fiscal year 2024–25 were reported at $14,190,000, Chidambira said, noting accounting books were still closing and figures could be adjusted slightly.
Chidambira said the agency received roughly $3,600,000 from data broker registration and associated penalties in…
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