CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B)(i)-(viii) - Data Protection Impact Assessment contents (enjoined)
Where the California statutory DPIA duty applies, assess all eight risks: harmful content; harmful contacts; witnessing, participating in or being subject to harmful conduct; exploitation by harmful contacts; algorithms; targeted advertising; engagement-extending features including autoplay, time rewards and notifications; and collection or processing of sensitive personal information.
Where this comes from
Provision: Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B)(i)-(viii) - Data Protection Impact Assessment contents (enjoined)
Instrument: California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (AB 2273)
Citation: Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B)(i)-(viii); AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320, as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80
Text version: Cal. Civ. Code §§ 1798.99.28-1798.99.40 (AB 2273, Stats. 2022 ch. 320; § 1798.99.31 as amended by SB 1525, Stats. 2024 ch. 80, effective 1 January 2025), leginfo.legislature.ca.gov text retrieved 2026-09-21. Partly enjoined: NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, No. 25-2366 (9th Cir. 12 Mar. 2026) — see confidenceNotes.
Who it applies to
CAADCA scope (designed for OR likely accessed by children) — any one of these:
- Service is specifically designed for children under 18
- Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18
What engineering work it implies
Sample acceptance criteria Landfall generates for this obligation:
- Contingent (enjoined): where the California statutory DPIA duty applies, the assessment would have to address all eight § 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B) risks - harmful content, harmful contacts, harmful conduct, exploitation by harmful contacts, algorithms, targeted advertising systems, engagement-extending design features (autoplay, rewards for time spent, notifications), and collection or processing of sensitive personal information - with a separate conclusion and mitigation for each. Plan for it; do not treat it as a current enforceable duty.
- Record a separate conclusion and mitigation for each statutory risk. Check the current injunction/enforceability position before treating this as an operative mandate. Do not replace engagement or sensitive-information analysis with a generic privacy-erosion heading. Litigation status: this paragraph remains preliminarily enjoined after 12 March 2026 (NetChoice, LLC v. Bonta, No. 25-2366, 9th Cir.): build the capability as contingent planning content and do not attest compliance on this record's authority until the reviewer confirms the docket position.
- Record the assessed scope, evidence and unresolved questions; completing this task is not a legal compliance determination.
Questions people ask
- Does CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B)(i)-(viii) - Data Protection Impact Assessm… apply to my service?
- It applies when at least one of: Service is specifically designed for children under 18; Service is likely to be accessed by children under 18.
- From when does this apply?
- CAADCA Section 1798.99.31(a)(1)(B)(i)-(viii) - Data Protection Impact Assessm… applies from 1 July 2024. Its current status is: passed, not yet in force.
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