01. Cookie preferences confused with opt-out
Turning off cookies is not the same as stopping the sale or sharing of personal information.
Sling TV: $530K California privacy settlement
California's $530,000 Sling TV settlement focused on confusing opt-out paths, app-surface gaps, redundant webforms, and children's privacy protections.
- CCPA
- California
Last updated
Enforcement snapshot
- Amount
- $530K
- Regulator
- California Attorney General
- Sector
- Streaming media
- Published
- May 2026
Technical failure modes
What failed
02. Unnecessary logged-in webforms
Logged-in consumers were asked to provide information the company already had.
03. Living-room device gaps
Opt-out mechanisms were missing from connected device app experiences such as Roku and Apple TV.
04. Children's privacy controls
The settlement required clearer protections and default limits for kids' profiles.
Remediation path
What Ketch would help validate
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Next step
Do not wait for a demand letter to find the gap
The Sling TV settlement shows that an opt-out path has to work where the consumer is. Cookie preferences, buried links, and redundant forms do not replace a direct sale/share opt-out.
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