Readers may recall prior pieces in which we discussed a pair of law firms responsible for bringing California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) arbitration demands against online businesses. These CIPA arbitration demands...more
5/30/2025
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California ,
CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Contract Disputes ,
Data Collection ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Privacy Laws ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Websites
On April 3, 2025, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of a plaintiff’s Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”) lawsuit brought against Paramount Global (“Defendant”). In Salazar v. Paramount Global, Mr....more
Topics that we often discuss on this blog are the use of third-party tracking tools and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). Less discussed of late, however, is the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) which,...more
Readers of this blog know about the never-ending barrage of consumer privacy litigation commenced against online companies in connection with their collection of consumer data. Several of these cases have recently been filed...more
While readers of this blog are familiar with the proliferation of California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretapping claims, our readers may be less familiar with CIPA-related GET Request claims. Below, we explain what...more
In the wake of the decision vacating the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) 1:1 consent rule, companies must not lose sight of the fact that the FCC’s Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”) consent revocation...more
If you are the owner of a telemarketing business, there is a good chance that you are familiar with The Campaign Registry (“TCR”). TCR registration is essential for businesses for several reasons. Crucially, it ensures that...more
2/19/2025
/ Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Marketing ,
Privacy Policy ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
Our readers are well aware of the proliferation of lawsuits alleging California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) violations against companies that use third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on their...more
1/30/2025
/ CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Media ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
TikTok ,
Web Tracking
In a stunning, if not entirely unexpected development, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s (“FCC”) one-to-one consent rule. The decision prevented...more
Despite some favorable rulings, lawsuits alleging California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) claims against companies that use third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on their websites show no signs of...more
1/24/2025
/ California ,
CIPA ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Privacy Laws ,
Privacy Policy ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Web Tracking
Readers of this blog may recall a recent favorable decision handed down by Massachusetts State’s highest court in which it found that Massachusetts Wiretap Act claims (“MWA”) do not extend to consumer interactions with...more
1/10/2025
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
ECPA ,
Electronic Communications ,
Health Care Providers ,
Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
Readers of this blog may recall a piece in which we discussed a New Jersey State law known as Daniel’s Law and Atlas Data Privacy Corporation (“Atlas Data”), a consumer data protection company. Shortly after Daniel’s Law was...more
12/11/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Protection ,
Data-Sharing ,
Failure to Comply ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
New Jersey ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State Privacy Laws
As our readers know, the California Privacy Protection Agency (“Agency”) was established by the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). California’s Delete Act, effective as of January 1, 2023, established, among other...more
On September 10, 2024, La Tropicana Food L.P. (“Defendant”) was sued in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California for allegedly violating the Internal Do Not Call (“DNC”) list compliance...more
Readers of this blog are aware of the surge in consumer privacy lawsuits alleging that the use of third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data while visiting a website constitutes illegal wiretapping. While most...more
A Pennsylvania federal court recently granted a retailer’s motion to dismiss claims that its use of “spy pixels” in its commercial e-mail constitutes illegal wiretapping. In Hartley v. Urban Outfitters, Inc., No....more
On April 17, 2024, the State of Nebraska enacted the Nebraska Data Privacy Act (“NDPA”). With the passage of the NDPA, Nebraska joins the ranks of the nineteen other states that have adopted comprehensive consumer data...more
Readers of this blog likely know about the wave of consumer privacy litigation directed at online companies’ collection of consumer data. A litany of these cases are brought by Swigart Law Group, APC (“Swigart Law”), a law...more
On June 17, 2024, a judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted final approval of the class settlement reached by the parties in Lateano v. Chicago Cubs Baseball Cub, LLC. In his...more
Recently, companies have found themselves defending allegations that the use of third-party pixel tracking technology on their websites violates state consumer privacy laws. Fortunately, these claims do not always survive the...more
Online marketers may be on the verge of finally obtaining a single, unified federal framework for consumer data privacy regulation. In April, a bipartisan coalition, with sponsors in both houses of Congress, introduced a...more
On April 29, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) announced that it had fined the nation’s largest wireless carriers a total of $196 million for violating consumer data privacy rights. AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile...more
5/6/2024
/ AT&T ,
Communications Act of 1934 ,
Consent ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Brokers ,
Data Sellers ,
FCC ,
Geolocation ,
Location Data ,
Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL) ,
Sprint ,
T-Mobile ,
Telecommunications ,
Third-Party ,
Unauthorized Disclosure ,
Verizon ,
Whistleblowers
On April 11, 2024, Monument, Inc. (“Monument”), settled claims brought by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) alleging that it had committed certain health data privacy law violations. Monument provides online addiction...more
Last week, a bipartisan coalition in Congress introduced the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”), a draft federal privacy bill. The APRA represents the latest effort to create a federal consumer data privacy law after its...more
4/10/2024
/ Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Data Breach ,
Data-Sharing ,
NPRM ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Right of Action ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Right to Delete ,
State Privacy Laws ,
Third-Party ,
Uniformity
Readers of this blog are well aware of the recent surge in data privacy litigation. In February 2024, Atlas Data Privacy Corporation (“Atlas Data”), a consumer data protection company, filed over 100 lawsuits in the State of...more