On 12 March 2025, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) settled with an automaker that allegedly violated various aspects of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). This first-of-its-kind settlement for the...more
4/17/2025
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cookies ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Settlement ,
Third-Party Service Provider ,
Websites
In a critical new decision, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has confirmed that the state’s anti-wiretapping statute does not extend to website tracking technologies. In Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, the Court...more
A new species of website privacy litigation has taken hold in 2024, based on arcane provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) that restrict law enforcement’s use of pen register or trap and trace devices...more
3/6/2024
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CIPA ,
Class Action ,
Data Collection ,
Electronic Monitoring ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Web Tracking ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites ,
Wiretapping
What You Need to Know in a Minute or Less - Media reports, as well as a recent report prepared by various US senators and representatives, have focused attention on the use of pixel tools on the websites of major tax filing...more
Although still in their infancy, a growing number of recently-filed lawsuits associated with generative artificial intelligence (AI) training practices, products, and services have provided a meaningful first look into how US...more
9/6/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fair Use ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Risk Management ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademarks