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All dispatches →IAPP 2026 Privacy Litigation Report: U.S. Privacy Lawsuits Surge
The number of privacy lawsuits being filed in the United States is accelerating, plaintiffs are finding new ways to apply decades-old statutes…
LAW FIRMS Zermay Law and Zachary Zermay: Data Privacy Litigation Demand Letters
If you’re searching this name, there’s a good chance you’re a business owner who’s website allows traffic from visitors in the state…
DATA Washington Attorney General Calls for Broader Privacy Laws, Stronger Consent and Data Broker Regulation
Washington’s first-ever Attorney General Data Privacy Report could provide a roadmap for the state’s next wave of privacy legislation, calling for stronger…
LAW FIRMS Waymo Privacy Suit Ads Running Over Apps Data Sharing Practices
We have been warning businesses about the risks of not having proper privacy hygiene on your website but now that is stretching…
Pixel Diligence: The M&A Privacy Review Buyers Can No Longer Skip
A target company’s tracking pixels used to be a marketing question.
Variety Media CIPA Ruling: IP Addresses May Not Support Pen Register Claims
Variety Media v. Superior Court could reshape California’s wave of CIPA website-tracking lawsuits by expanding the statute to internet communications while simultaneously…
Digital Marketing Privacy
Every core channel a marketing team relies on — email, SMS, social ads, retargeting, analytics — runs on personal data, and every…
Zara’s 197,400-Customer Breach Shows Why Former Vendors Can Remain a Privacy Risk Long After a Contract Ends
Nearly 200,000 Zara customers had personal information exposed in a breach tied not to Zara’s own infrastructure, but to a former technology…
Silvia Garcia: An Alleged Tester Plaintiff in California Privacy Litigation
If your company received a demand letter or complaint under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) naming Silvia Garcia as plaintiff,…
Healthcare Data Privacy Litigation: Pixel Tracking Settlements and Legal Precedents
Healthcare organizations across the United States face continuous legal scrutiny regarding their use of website analytics and third-party tracking pixels.
The Next Frontier in Anti-Troll Defense: Building a Consortium Against Frivolous Privacy Litigation
Building off the idea around Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs)—popularly known as “patent trolls” which have long extracted billions from businesses by threatening…
COMPLIANCE The Arizona Consumer Fraud Act (ACFA): The New Vehicle for Pixel Tracking Litigation
When the Arizona Court of Appeals killed the “spy pixel” theory under the Telephone, Utility and Communication Service Records Act (TUCSRA) in…