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All dispatches →New Jersey’s Fair Price Protection Act: How the State Just Made Surveillance Pricing on Groceries Illegal
On July 23, 2026, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Fair Price Protection Act into law, making the Garden State one…
Consumers Legal Remedies Act The Plaintiff Bar’s Favorite Weapon in Data Privacy Lawsuits
When plaintiff firms draft a California privacy complaint, the wiretapping counts get the headlines.
CALIFORNIA PRIVACY – CPRA CalPrivacy Launches Its First Formal Privacy Audit Against Gig Economy Platforms
We broke the news the other day about CalPrivacy ramping up audits for specific industries.
COOKIES NFL Privacy Lawsuit Alleges Tracking Continued After Users Opted Out
A newly filed privacy lawsuit against NFL Enterprises alleges that hundreds of tracking technologies operated on NFL.com before visitors made a privacy…
PrivacyMaxxing
The internet has entered its “maxxing” era. First there was “looksmaxxing,” a trend focused on optimizing physical appearance. Then came “healthmaxxing,” “sleepmaxxing,”…
EY Data Breach Highlights Third-Party Risk
Ernst & Young (EY), one of the world’s Big Four professional services firms and a major player in privacy and cybersecurity consulting,…
LAW FIRMS Vivek Shah Declared Vexatious Litigant – Did You Get a Demand Letter?
Just two days after a significant federal court ruling, the landscape of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) litigation continues to shift.
GDPR CNIL Tracking Pixels FAQ
France’s data protection authority, the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), has published a comprehensive FAQ clarifying its recommendations on…
State Attorneys General Are Turning Cybersecurity Failures Into Enforcement Cases
For years, many companies treated cybersecurity as primarily a technical responsibility.
The Real Reason Your Third-Party Risk Program Falls Short
Most organizations have purchased a tool they were sure they needed.
Why Every Business Website Needs a Privacy Notice And How to Make Yours Compliant
Building or updating a business website involves hundreds of decisions.
Unfair Competition Law Data Privacy Lawsuits
California’s Unfair Competition Law (Business & Professions Code § 17200), commonly known as the UCL, has become one of the most powerful…