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Fisher Phillips

Federal Appeals Court Hands Out Win in Website Chat Wiretap Case: What It Means for Your Business

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If your company uses a third-party tool to power your website chat function or AI-assisted customer service, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals just delivered a ruling you should know about. On July 9, the court affirmed...more

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Ubisoft Win Offers Defense Blueprint for VPPA Consent Challenges

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A recent decision from the Northern District of California may signal an important shift in the trend of how courts interpret “consent” under the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). In Lakes v. Ubisoft, Inc., No....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

District Court Upholds Browsewrap Agreements in Pennsylvania Wiretap Class Action

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Online retailer Harriet Carter Gifts recently obtained summary judgment from the district court in a class action under Pennsylvania wiretap law. At the heart of this case is the interpretation and application of the...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Legal Issues Lurking on Your Website

Effective companies use their websites to engage with visitors, understand their market, and drive sales — but the legal landscape has grown in complexity in recent years such that maintaining a strong website for your...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Video Game Developer’s Website Privacy Policy Disclosure and Cookie Banner Consent Defeat Wiretap Class Action

Video game developer Ubisoft, Inc. came out on top earlier this month in the Northern District of California when a judge dismissed, with prejudice, a class action claiming that the company’s use of third-party website pixels...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Judge Rules “Tester” Plaintiffs Cannot Bring Wiretap Claims under California Invasion of Privacy Act

In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff—someone who visits websites to initiate litigation—cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)....more

Baker Donelson

Recent Wiretapping Class Action Dismissal Offers Compliance Lessons

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In late March, an online retailer successfully asserted consent as a complete defense to a putative Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance Control Act of 1978 (WESCA) class action lawsuit, resulting in the...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Privacy ‘Testers’ Don’t Have Standing to Sue, Court Rules

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If you are “tester” who actively seeks out privacy violations and files lawsuits to ensure legal compliance (as many class action lawsuit plaintiffs are), you do NOT have Article III standing to sue, according to a recent...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

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

WilmerHale

2024 Year in Review: Video Privacy Protection Act Litigation Trends

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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

Lathrop GPM

AI & Privacy Laws are Changing Fast - Are Your Websites, Mobile Apps and Contracts Keeping Up?

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The new year serves as a reminder that – at least annually – businesses of all sizes should review their websites, applications and other data-related resources to ensure that they are up to date. Scheduling a regular cadence...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Calhoun v. Google - Continued Considerations for Privacy Notices

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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

Gardner Law

[Ongoing Program] SESSION 3: Privacy Policy Pop Quiz – Are You Ready? - August 8th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

Gardner Law

[Ongoing Program] SESSION 2: Do I Really Need A Privacy Officer, DPO or CISO? - July 18th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

Gardner Law

[Ongoing Program] SESSION 1: 10 Things You Should Know About Privacy, Consent, and HIPAA - June 13th, 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm CT

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Are you responsible for privacy compliance at your company? Sharpen your pencils and grab your highlighters for this three-part series on critical privacy laws, DPOs and privacy officers (and when you should appoint one), and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: April 2024

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Keypoint: The Central District of California issues a major victory for website owners facing CIPA-arbitration demands, two decisions address whether a plaintiff consented as a defense to wiretapping claims, three courts in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Make your Company a Hard Target for Job Scams

Your company’s talent is its lifeblood. Job postings for qualified individuals and other recruitment activities are vital to its operations. What happens, then, when scammers disrupt your business by conducting phishing...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: June 2023

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Keypoint: June 2023 maintained a trend of mostly favorable outcomes for defendants as courts continue to grant motions to dismiss in session replay and VPPA cases. This is the fifth installment in our monthly data privacy...more

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[Webinar] CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses: Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and...

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CCPA / CPRA for US and EU businesses - Deep dive on CCPA's impact on European Businesses: A webinar for German and European businesses. Main Topics - Is my business affected by CCPA and why? - I am already GDPR...more

Hanzo

The CCPA Is Live for Enforcement—Is Your Website in Compliance?

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)—the most comprehensive personal data privacy legislation anywhere in the United States so far—is officially being enforced. Is your website in compliance? Does it need to be? What...more

Carlton Fields

Florida’s Legislature to Consider Consumer Data Privacy Bill Akin to California’s CCPA

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Florida lawmakers have proposed data privacy legislation that, if adopted, would impose significant new obligations on companies offering a website or online service to Florida residents, including allowing consumers to “opt...more

Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC

The Privacy Race – Nevada in the lead with new laws effective October 1

Nevada will beat California in the US race to implement privacy requirements on businesses. Effective October 1, 2019, companies must comply with Nevada’s new law governing the sale of personal information. Generally,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Nevada Privacy Law Takes Effect in October - Comparison of Nevada Law to CCPA

On May 29, 2019, Nevada’s governor approved a new privacy law, Senate Bill 220 (“SB 220”). SB 220 amends existing state law that requires operators of websites and online services (“Operators”) to post privacy notices on...more

Sunstein LLP

May 2019 IP Update: The California Consumer Privacy Act: More Relevant Than You Think

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The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which we discussed last year, goes into effect on January 1, 2020. Its record-keeping requirements become effective on July 1, 2019. If your small- or medium-size business is based...more

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