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Litigation Grows Around Website Technologies, With Focus on Sensitive Data

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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

Locke Lord LLP

Beware Common Website Technology Tools That Can Lead to Wiretap Claims

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Knowing how consumers behave while on a website can provide businesses with valuable information. Frequently businesses employ “session replay” tools to analyze what users do on their website. “Session replay” is software...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

EUR 30,000 For A “Simple Cookie Banner”?!? – Spanish Supervisory Authority Fined For Non-Compliance

The Spanish supervisory authority agencia española protección datos (“Supervisory Authority”) has issued a fine against an airline based on their use of a cookie banner, which the Supervisory Authority considered not to be...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Litigation Alert: Eleventh Circuit Expands Standing to Bring Video Privacy Protection Act Actions But Also Limits Their Scope

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Last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that allegations that personally identifiable information was disclosed without consent in violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act were sufficient to...more

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Consumer VPPA Class Action Against CNN Dismissed

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The Northern District of Georgia recently granted CNN’s motion to dismiss a consumer class action that alleged CNN committed a violation of the Video Privacy Protection Act (“VPPA”), 18 U.S.C. § 2710. Perry v. Cable News...more

McGuireWoods LLP

Vizio and Google Data Privacy Class Actions Illustrate Risks of Data Collection – And Defensive Value of Robust Disclosures

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Two recent developments in data privacy litigation highlight the continuing challenges to companies that collect internet usage information without clearly disclosing the manner and method in which they are doing so to users....more

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FTC Takes Action Against Retail Tracking Start-Up Nomi Technologies

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On Thursday, April 23, the FTC settled deception charges against start-up Nomi Technologies, Inc. related to Nomi’s in-store, sensor-based, tracking technology.1 This is the first FTC enforcement action against emerging...more

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