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Regulators Launch Coordinated Enforcement Sweep on Website Opt-Out Mechanisms

On September 9, 2025, California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with the California Privacy Protection Agency and the Attorneys General of Colorado and Connecticut, announced a joint enforcement sweep targeting...more

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Uncertain Boundaries: How Courts and Regulators View the Sharing of Health-Related Article Titles

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Recent regulatory actions and court decisions highlight growing uncertainty over whether sharing article title data from webpages amounts to disclosure of sensitive health information under privacy laws....more

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CIPA: The “Other” California Privacy Statute You Should Be Worried About

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When we speak to clients about online privacy issues, they almost always mention the CCPA – California’s Consumer Privacy Act that regulates the collection and use of personal data. But unless they have already faced a...more

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP

State privacy enforcement heats up this summer: What CA, CT settlements mean for your business

In an era of escalating data breaches, organizations must be vigilant in protecting consumer information. A comprehensive federal data privacy law would streamline compliance efforts, but Congress has yet to pass one, leaving...more

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What Is the Processing of Personal Data?

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You never think about breathing air. Most of the time, you’re not consciously moving your legs as you walk. You don’t have to remind yourself to blink every few seconds.  For modern businesses, that’s what processing personal...more

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California Businesses Score Another Key Privacy Win: 3 Things Your Business Should Do After Latest CIPA Court Decision

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Website operators secured another win in the protracted battle over third-party website cookies last week when a California state court held that these common tech features were not “trap and trace” devices and therefore a...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

CCPA Enforcement Action Highlights CPPA Focus on Opt-Out Rights, Website Functionality, and Reliance on Service Providers

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On May 1, 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a Final Order in one of its first public enforcement actions under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), imposing a fine of nearly $350,000 on the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

California attorney general’s $1.55 million Healthline CCPA settlement continues cookie focus and signals increasing enforcement

The California attorney general’s (AG) July 1, 2025, proposed settlement with Healthline Media LLC (Healthline) marks the third cookie-related California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) settlement in as many months (alongside the...more

Fisher Phillips

California Proposal to Curb Website Cookie Litigation Stalls for This Year: What 3 Things Should Your Business Do?

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A California bill aimed at curbing the explosion of lawsuits filed against businesses using common website tools like cookies, pixels, and session replay software has stalled out in the 2025 legislative session, meaning your...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Is Your Website a Legal Target? Why Chatbots, Cookies + AdTech Are Drawing Lawsuits Under an Old California Law

It’s 2025, and somehow, we’re still dealing with lawsuits over a law that was born in the pen registers and rotary phones era. That law, the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a decades-old statute that’s suddenly...more

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U.S. State Privacy Regulators Create Consortium as Enforcement Trends Emerge

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Trends and areas of focus under U.S. state data protection laws emerge as U.S. states with data protection laws in place increase enforcement actions and coordination....more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

California Senate Bill Seeks to Curb Cookie-Related CIPA Litigation

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California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), introduced by Senator Anna Caballero, is continuing to proceed through the California state legislative process. The proposed bill would amend the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)...more

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Broad Interpretation of CCPA’s Private Right of Action Increases Business Risk to Tracking Technologies Lawsuits

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In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has construed the private right of action provision under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) broadly, which increases business risk...more

Fisher Phillips

Businesses Get Big Privacy Win in Tester Plaintiffs’ Wiretapping Case: 3 Key Takeaways

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In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff – someone who visits websites for purposes of initiating litigation – cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy...more

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From Search to Share: Court Holds Third-Party Interception of Search Bar Terms Can Support CIPA Claim

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As the privacy litigation landscape continues to take shape, search bars have quietly become a Trojan horse in online data collection, carrying new legal theories into the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) arena. The...more

Ice Miller

The Continuing Saga of Ad Tracking Litigation: What Businesses Need to Know

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Recent months have seen a dramatic increase in demand letters and litigation targeting websites and mobile apps. These claims often allege privacy violations stemming from the use of various technologies such as chat bots,...more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Pennsylvania Wiretap Claim Dismissed

An oft-discussed topic on this blog is the rise in lawsuits asserting illegal wiretapping claims against companies that use technology on their websites to track consumer interactions. Recently, a Pennsylvania federal judge...more

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New CPPA Decision Means Businesses Must Review Their Privacy Compliance Processes and Consent Management Tools

The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order on March 12, 2025, with an vehicle manufacturer regarding its investigation of its privacy practices, where it agreed to a $632,500 settlement for 150...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Is Your Business Trapped? The Rise of “Trap and Trace” Litigation

Almost every business has a website; every website should have a privacy policy, terms of use, and, in some cases, a consumer privacy rights notice—if certain state consumer privacy rights laws apply to your business, such as...more

Fisher Phillips

Tide May Be Turning in Businesses’ Favor After Key California Court Decisions in Website Tracking Cases

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Two recent court decisions have provided businesses with long-awaited clarity on the reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – and could begin to redefine digital privacy litigation for the better. Two separate...more

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Pressure-Testing Your Privacy Program for 2025

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With the onslaught of new privacy, AI and cyber legislation coupled with promises for enforcement and class action litigation, running a well-functioning and flexible privacy and cyber program is increasingly a critical...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Data Privacy and Cybersecurity in 2025: Website Tracking

Following our recent client alert, learn more about enforcement targeting website tracking technologies and the impact on organizations in 2025. Elliot Golding and David Saunders share further insights from working with...more

WilmerHale

Web Trackers Pose New Regulatory, Legal Headaches for Companies

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Perhaps no use case better exemplifies the rapidly evolving privacy law landscape in the US than the legal framework surrounding companies’ use of cookies, pixels, and other web trackers. Gone are the days where marketing...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

NY AG Releases Website Privacy Guides for Businesses and Consumers

New York Attorney General Letitia James recently released guidance for businesses and consumers about website tracking technologies. The consumer guide provided examples of common cookies, tracking technologies, and how...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

[Webinar] How to Prepare for New State Health Privacy Laws - March 12th, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT

New state privacy laws regulating health data impose significant obligations and heightened risks. In addition to existing laws in California, Colorado and other states, Washington State’s My Health My Data Act and Nevada’s...more

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