Privacy Laws, Invasion of Privacy, Personal Data

New Class Certification Decision in App-Tracking Case Provides Critical Guidance for Businesses Facing Privacy Claims

Fisher Phillips on 5/30/2025

A California federal court just certified a significant class action involving allegations that a health-tracking app improperly shared sensitive health information with third parties without user consent. The court’s May 22...more

Collecting IP Addresses? “Not An Invasion of Privacy,” Says New York Federal Court in CIPA Pen-Register Action

Mayer Brown on 3/4/2025

On February 18, 2025, US District Judge Edgardo Ramos of the United States District Court of the Southern District of New York granted the defendant’s motion to dismiss against a plaintiff bringing claims under California...more

An Overview of Maine Privacy Law

Verrill on 2/4/2025

Verrill’s Data Protection and Privacy attorneys have created this resource as a comprehensive overview of key privacy laws in Maine. This article reflects the laws as of mid-2024 and may be updated periodically. Readers...more

Calhoun v. Google - Continued Considerations for Privacy Notices

Womble Bond Dickinson on 9/16/2024

Website owners often struggle to design privacy policies that are not only comprehensive, but also comprehensible. The tension between these competing concerns was in sharp focus in a recent Ninth Circuit decision, Calhoun v....more

[Hybrid Event] Risk-Based Strategies for Using Online Tracking and Personalized Digital Advertising Amid Complaints, Demand...

Womble Bond Dickinson on 10/11/2023

California was the first US state with a comprehensive privacy law the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), 4 more states followed with omnibus privacy laws effective this year and state legislatures passed 8 more this...more

The Tort of "Public Disclosure of Private Facts" Now Recognized in Alberta

Bennett Jones LLP on 9/21/2021

In ES v Shillington, 2021 ABQB 739 [Shillington], the Alberta Court of Queen's Bench recognized the tort of public disclosure of private facts for the first time in Alberta. This decision expands remedies available to...more

"Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - August 2016"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 9/2/2016

In this edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we highlight guidance issued by the Irish data protection authority regarding the use of location data, as well as the FTC's request for comment on its Standards for...more

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