Penalty Amount
$1,000,000
VIZIO and Inscape settled allegations that they collected viewing data from Smart TVs without adequate disclosure and consent, selling it to third parties. They agreed to pay $1 million to New Jersey, destroy collected data, and implement privacy measures including obtaining consumer consent and establishing a privacy program.
VIZIO and Inscape must pay $1 million in penalties and fees, destroy consumer viewing data collected before March 1, 2016, prominently disclose data collection practices, obtain affirmative express consent from consumers, establish and maintain a comprehensive privacy program, undergo initial and biennial assessments by a third party, submit compliance notices, and maintain records for 20 years.
In-house legal teams should review all customer-facing agreements (terms of service, privacy policies) and vendor contracts involving data collection or smart device software. Focus on clauses governing data collection disclosures, consumer consent mechanisms (especially for continuous/second-by-second tracking), third-party data licensing/sales, and data retention/destruction obligations. Changes will likely be needed to ensure clear, affirmative consent for viewing data collection, provide explicit opt-out rights, restrict data use to disclosed purposes, and incorporate mandatory data destruction protocols and privacy program certifications.
Entity
VIZIO
Industry
TechnologyOfficial Press Release
https://www.njoag.gov/new-jersey-division-of-consumer-affairs-federal-trade-commission-reach-2-5-million-settlement-with-smart-tv-manufacturer-to-settle-allegations-of-invasive-data-collection/
New Jersey Attorney General Enforcement Page
https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-consumer-affairs/
"VIZIO"
"The State obtained $1 million"
"New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act"
"Federal Trade Commission Act"
"failing to effectively inform consumers that VIZIO smart televisions were continuously collecting and storing information about their viewing habits"
"Collecting and sharing sensitive data without consumers’ consent"
A multistate coalition co-led by New Jersey won a federal court order rejecting the Trump Administration’s decision not to request funding for the CFPB. The order struck down that decision and directed the Administration to follow the law and fund the agency; no monetary penalty or privacy violation is described.
New Jersey’s Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs alerted the public that three synthetic kratom-related compounds became illegal to possess or sell in the state under a temporary federal scheduling order. The release describes a controlled-substance alert, not a privacy enforcement action, and identifies no company, privacy violation, or monetary penalty.
$2.3M
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings agreed to pay $2,287,455 to participating states and strengthen its security and vendor-management practices following an investigation into the 2019 breach at its debt-collection vendor, AMCA. The breach potentially exposed information of more than 27.5 million people nationwide, including sensitive information belonging to approximately 10.2 million LabCorp patients.
$694.0M
New Jersey's Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs, along with 41 Attorneys General, reached a $694 million settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation over allegations it originated unaffordable loans its own systems predicted borrowers could not repay, employed aggressive debt-collection tactics, and failed to prevent deceptive vehicle-service contract and GAP product 'packing' by dealers. The multistate settlement stepped in after the CFPB permanently dropped its 2023 enforcement action against CAC in 2025. CAC will provide $60 million in cash restitution, $634 million in debt relief, an additional $15 million to the states, and implement injunctive lending reforms including loan off ramps, pre-loan disclosures, add-on packing safeguards, and a seven-year vehicle price cap. Note: this is a consumer-protection lending enforcement action, not a privacy matter; violation categories are best-fit mappings from the available taxonomy.
$650K
The New Jersey Attorney General and Division of Consumer Affairs announced that Match Group, Inc. will pay $650,000 and change its business practices to settle allegations that it misrepresented or failed to disclose its criminal background screening policies and practices to New Jersey users, violating the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act and the Internet Dating Safety Act. Under a Consent Order, Match must accurately represent its screening policies, notify existing New Jersey members of updated disclosures within 150 days, and post clear and conspicuous disclosures and safety notifications about the limitations of criminal background screenings.
$96.5M
New Jersey and a coalition of states and territories obtained preliminary approval for a plan to distribute funds from settlements with generic drug manufacturers accused of conspiring to raise drug prices. The settlements total approximately $96.5 million, and eligible consumers may submit claims for compensation.