The Telephone Consumer Protection Act is a major source of consumer privacy litigation against companies that engage in telemarketing. This past year, there was little change in the status quo of what constitutes an...more
4/4/2025
/ Advertising ,
Auto-Dialed Calls ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Facebook Inc v Duguid ,
Faxes ,
FCC ,
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates Inc v McKesson Corporation ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Unsolicited Advertisements ,
Unsolicited Faxes
Generative AI continued to be a hot topic for privacy-related litigation in 2024. In the US, companies using and deploying this technology saw themselves subject to lawsuits under various state and federal theories of...more
3/7/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Privacy ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Machine Learning ,
Pending Litigation ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices ,
Wiretapping
In 2024, plaintiffs across the United States filed various class action cases related to web tracking technology employed by companies to enhance user experience on their websites and to improve the efficacy of their...more
2/26/2025
/ Advertising ,
Bots ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Legal History ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Web Tracking ,
Wiretap Act
The Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), a federal statute enacted in 1988, is gaining new relevance in recent years as plaintiffs bring lawsuits with the goal of enforcing online privacy rights. 2024 saw a continuation of...more
2/13/2025
/ Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
Third-Party Risk ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Tracking Systems ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Web Tracking ,
Websites
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) is most known for its extensive privacy compliance obligations, the law also provides for a limited private right of action for certain security-related breaches....more