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Jackson Lewis P.C.

Litigation Under Wiretap Law and What Website Owners Need to Know

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Massachusetts’ highest court recently issued an opinion that delves into the complex intersection of privacy law and modern technology. The case centers around whether the collection and transmission of users’ web browsing...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Tracking Users’ Web Browsing Activity Does Not Constitute Illegal Wiretapping under Massachusetts Law

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In a significant decision for website operators, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified that tracking users’ web activity does not constitute illegal wiretapping under the state’s Wiretap Act. The court found that...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Privacy Litigation Alert: Two California decisions weigh in on pen registry and “tap and trace” tech claims – but reach different...

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Keypoint: Two California state court decisions have addressed motions to dismiss claims under the novel “pen registry” and “tap and trace” theories, but reached different outcomes after finding different policy considerations...more

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California Online Tracking Lawsuits Shift Away from Wiretap Theory Toward Pen Register Theory (Updated)

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For the past several years, website owners that gather data from California residents have faced a surge in class action lawsuits and threatened lawsuits alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)....more

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

Use of Pen Registers Is Focus of Recent Consumer Privacy Claims

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As readers of our blog know, the use of website user tracking software has been the subject of many recent consumer privacy lawsuits. The latest iteration of consumer privacy cases involves the use of “pen registers” that...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

DarrowEverett LLP

As Wiretap Act Claims Abound, ‘Submarine’ Counterattack Launched

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The proliferation of class action lawsuit and arbitration claim filings under the Federal Wiretap Act and various state wiretap statutes has recently grown beyond California, as other states are now beginning to see more...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

California Rulings Prompt Wave of Website Wiretapping Claims

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If your company has a website and does not disclose the use of session replay software or that the chats on its website are being transcribed, please read this important alert. ...more

Hinch Newman LLP

Lead Generation Compliance Attorney on How Use of Technologies to Track Web Session Data May Violate Law

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Attention Lead Generators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that use of certain technologies on a websites in order to track and record web session data before obtaining affirmative consent may be a...more

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