Privacy, Security and AI Enforcement Report: January – April 2026 | Troutman Pepper Locke

State attorneys general filed 43 enforcement actions in the first four months of 2026, with AI enforcement surging (12 actions YTD) and privacy as the dominant vector; enforcement activity is accelerating at +52% year-over-year, projecting ~130 actions for 2026 versus 31 in 2022.

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