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Businesses Get Big Privacy Win in Tester Plaintiffs’ Wiretapping Case: 3 Key Takeaways

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In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff – someone who visits websites for purposes of initiating litigation – cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy...more

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Tide May Be Turning in Businesses’ Favor After Key California Court Decisions in Website Tracking Cases

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Two recent court decisions have provided businesses with long-awaited clarity on the reach of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – and could begin to redefine digital privacy litigation for the better. Two separate...more

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Groundbreaking Class Certification Decision in Website Tracking Case Serves as Wake-Up Call for Businesses: Proactive Steps You...

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In what appears to be a first-of-its-kind decision, a California federal court just granted class certification in a wiretapping claim brought against a website operator that used third-party technology to track users’...more

Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP

Naughty and Nice: Recent Website Tracking Technology Cases Present Mixed Bag for Website Operators

Many people are thinking of holiday cookies at this time of year, but your favorite privacy lawyers are still thinking more about the non-delicious kind: those enabling common features on websites and online services. That’s...more

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Web Trackers Pose New Regulatory, Legal Headaches for Companies

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Perhaps no use case better exemplifies the rapidly evolving privacy law landscape in the US than the legal framework surrounding companies’ use of cookies, pixels, and other web trackers. Gone are the days where marketing...more

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Big Wiretapping Win for Businesses in Massachusetts Data Privacy Case: 5 Compliance Reminders for Website Tracking Software

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Businesses that use website tracking software to monitor activity for marketing purposes must comply with a growing list of state laws – but does that include a nearly 60-year-old Massachusetts law requiring consent to record...more

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Tsunami of CIPA Class Actions Storming California Businesses

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California businesses are experiencing a tsunami of demands and complaints alleging class action status that applies the well-established 1960’s California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) to the internet’s new technology. CIPA...more

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New Strain of Web Tracking Suits Pose Risks For Retailers

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In the latest example of privacy laws being stretched to fit new digital technologies, plaintiffs have begun to file a flurry of suits alleging that retailers are using pen register and trap-and-trace software to illegally...more

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[Hybrid Event] Risk-Based Strategies for Using Online Tracking and Personalized Digital Advertising Amid Complaints, Demand...

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California was the first US state with a comprehensive privacy law the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), 4 more states followed with omnibus privacy laws effective this year and state legislatures passed 8 more this...more

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“Pixels” and “Cookies,” Charming Terms for Tracking Technology, Can Lead to Ugly Data Privacy Headaches

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Companies in all industries and of all sizes are evaluating sophisticated and useful technology for their websites and applica- tions (their “apps”) in an effort to enhance and develop their image or brand and to support...more

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Litigation Minute: Protecting Against Session Replay Suits (Session Replay Series: Part Four of Four)

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What You Need To Know In A Minute Or Less - Throughout this series, we have discussed the recent surge of session replay lawsuits—particularly in Pennsylvania, California, and Florida—and the potential for these cases to...more

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Website Adtech: What Every In-House Lawyer Must Know (Now!)

The biggest data privacy litigation risk companies currently face is class action litigation based on the use of certain website advertising technology (adtech). Are you wondering what this means for your company? This alert...more

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PEO Pointers – Are You Using Chatbots or Pixels on Your Website? Consider Mitigating Measures to Avoid Wiretapping Litigation

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Some common digital marketing techniques used by PEOs have become the recent target of data security litigation – and you should consider taking mitigating measures if your PEO deploys these strategies to put yourself in a...more

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A New Wave of Class Action Lawsuits is Targeting Online Customer Tracking

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Plaintiffs' firms routinely attempt to assert old laws in new ways. One of the latest trends is the use of federal and state anti-wiretap laws as a vehicle to sue software developers and businesses for the use of ubiquitous...more

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