News & Analysis as of

Cybersecurity › CIPA

Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk... more +
Follow this channel for advisories on one of the biggest threats to businesses today. Read a morning brief of fresh guidance and commentary by leading lawyers on security, privacy, risk management, global regulations, data protection, leaks, hacking, cyber insurance, compliance, HIPAA, and every other aspect of cybersecurity of import to corporate readers right now.   less -
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,...

Businesses Beware: California Trap & Trace Lawsuits Target Common Website Tools

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart,... on

These lawsuits make generalized allegations that business websites use software or tools to collect various types of device and browsing information from website visitors and that businesses then share such information with...more

Clark Hill PLC

The Learned Concierge - July 2024, Vol. 10

Clark Hill PLC on

The Learned Concierge - Welcome to your monthly legal insights on the trends impacting the Retail, Hospitality, and Food & Beverage Industries....more

Wiley Rein LLP

Litigation Grows Around Website Technologies, With Focus on Sensitive Data

Wiley Rein LLP on

Data privacy-related lawsuits have skyrocketed in recent years. Federal courts saw over 900 data privacy dockets in 2020 – but witnessed a surge to 1,767 dockets in 2023. At the halfway point in 2024, federal court data...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: May 2024

Husch Blackwell LLP on

Keypoint: The Central District of California issued several wiretapping decisions in May while two decisions on the VPPA illustrate how claims fail or succeed at the pleading stage. Welcome to the fourteenth installment in...more

Jenner & Block

Websites and Wiretap Laws: Emerging Trends in Privacy Class Action Litigation Risks

Jenner & Block on

As an onslaught of recent class actions allege, companies may be liable for eavesdropping and wiretapping based on the use of common analytics software on their platforms. For instance, in California, plaintiffs have filed...more

Proskauer on Privacy

From Skinware to Spyware: L’Occitane’s CIPA War Against the Plaintiffs’ Bar

Proskauer on Privacy on

While French skincare company L’Occitane (the “Company”) successfully thwarted a mass arbitration effort by plaintiffs’ firm Zimmerman Reed and approximately 3,000 customers (the “Claimants”), the Southern District of...more

ArentFox Schiff

Class Action Year in Review: Wiretapping Update From Class Action to Mass Arbitration

ArentFox Schiff on

In 2023, we saw the continued proliferation of class action lawsuits filed by “consumer watchdog” plaintiffs under state wiretapping laws, particularly the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), against website operators...more

ArentFox Schiff

ArentFox Schiff's 2023 Class Action Year in Review

ArentFox Schiff on

ArentFox Schiff's annual review of significant developments and trends that shaped class action litigation in 2023 has major implications for companies across the country. From labor and employment disputes to landmark...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

AI Insights: Recent Developments That Could Impact How Companies Offer AI-Based Customer Service Chatbots

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on

Two recent developments highlight the challenges companies may face as they explore ways to incorporate AI-based chatbots into their customer service offerings: - A putative class action filed in California federal...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

FTC and HHS Send Letter Warning of Risks From Online Tracking Technologies

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on

On July 20, 2023, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a joint letter to approximately 130 hospital systems and telehealth...more

ArentFox Schiff

Privacy Report- California Exemptions for B2B and Employee Data Set To Expire

ArentFox Schiff on

California Exemptions for B2B and Employee Data Set To Expire - With August 31 marking the last day of the legislative session, the California legislature’s failure to extend business-to-business and employee data exemptions...more

Payne & Fears

Class Actions Based on Third-Party Website Monitoring Technology Are on the Rise

Payne & Fears on

Recently we have seen a slew of class action filings under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). CIPA is an older privacy law, associated with eavesdropping and wire fraud, not to be confused with the California...more

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints

Alleged Privacy Law Violations Create Potential $5 Billion Issue For Google

Mintz - Privacy & Cybersecurity Viewpoints on

In a proposed class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Google is facing a potential $5 billion class action for alleged privacy law violations. The complaint alleges that...more

13 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
Sign up Log in
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide