The ‘Long Arm’ of CIPA and Its Newfound Pen-Trap Claims
Over the last several years, California appellate courts have begun to align the threshold standing analysis under California law with the federal Article III standing requirements, presenting an emergingly viable...more
In an earlier piece, we discussed the increase in recently-filed California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) TikTok trap and trace device lawsuits. Generally, TikTok trap and trace actions allege that the use of TikTok...more
California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) wiretapping claims against online businesses are topics with which our readers are well-versed. Inconsistent court decisions about whether wiretapping claims under CIPA apply to the...more
Beware of demand letters from plaintiffs’ attorneys for allegations of illegal use of pen registers, trap and trace pixels, and search bar pixels—why? This “trap and trace” litigation is a growing trend for plaintiffs’...more
Any business operating a website needs to be aware of the proliferation of lawsuits targeting websites which use any type of customer tracking technology. While advantageous to the business in its marketing efforts, the data...more
2023 saw a continued uptick in privacy litigation filings throughout the United States, with Plaintiffs counsel taking aim at cookies, session replay, video URLs, online “doxing” and the use of other online tracking...more