The ‘Long Arm’ of CIPA and Its Newfound Pen-Trap Claims
Although the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) lawsuit train shows no signs of slowing down, a California federal judge recently derailed a CIPA email tracking lawsuit when it dismissed claims mirroring those...more
Businesses just received some good news when a federal court dismissed a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claim that aimed to expand the reach of the state’s wiretapping law to cover internet communications. The...more
Partner Matt Pearson discusses the reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and how a California statute could apply to companies that have little, if any, presence in California. Questions & Comments:...more
Keypoint: Courts continue to issue conflicting decisions in wiretapping cases while one court has expanded who may be considered a “video tape service provider” under the VPPA. Welcome to the eleventh installment in our...more
As readers of our blog know, the use of website user tracking software has been the subject of many recent consumer privacy lawsuits. The latest iteration of consumer privacy cases involves the use of “pen registers” that...more
Attention Lead Generators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that use of certain technologies on a websites in order to track and record web session data before obtaining affirmative consent may be a...more