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DATA Stored Communications Act Privacy Lawsuits: What Businesses Need to Know About Stored Messages and Data Disclosures
A Google privacy case over the disclosure of search queries ended in a $23 million settlement approved in 2023.
Wisconsin Electronic Surveillance Control Law: Privacy Suits, Tracking Pixels and One-Party Consent
Wisconsin generally permits a participant to record a communication, or another person to intercept it with a participant’s prior consent.
North Carolina Electronic Surveillance Act: One-Party Consent, Privacy Lawsuits and Business Risk
North Carolina is a one-party consent state. For a business reviewing call recording or website tracking, that can be an important legal…
DATA Pennsylvania Firearm Purchase Privacy Lawsuits: The Uniform Firearms Act and Retailer Risk
A firearm retailer can follow its sales procedures, arrange a lawful transfer and still face a privacy lawsuit over what its website…
DATA Minnesota Health Records Act: Patient Privacy, Tracking Pixels and Lawsuit Risk
A healthcare organization’s website can disclose patient information without anyone stealing a password or breaking into its network.
The Federal Wiretap Act, 18 U.S.C. 2511(1): Privacy Lawsuit Risks and How to Protect Your Website
A single line of tracking code on a website can be treated as a surveillance device.
DATA New Hampshire Wiretap Act: Privacy Lawsuits, Tracking Pixels and Business Risk
A patient searches a hospital website for a specialist. A student signs into a university portal. A customer opens a support chat.
Song-Beverly Credit Card Act: When Checkout Data Collection Becomes a Privacy Lawsuit
A cashier asks for a ZIP code. A payment screen asks for a phone number. An electronic receipt requires an email address,…
Is Delaware Becoming the Strictest State Privacy Law? Why the DPDPA May Be More Restrictive Than California
For years, California has been treated as the benchmark for U.S.
Where There’s Smoke: Hinton v. Planned Parenthood and the “Linkage” Proof Gap in CIPA Pixel Class Actions
For more than three years, plaintiffs have filed California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claims against nearly every type of organization with…
DATA Privisy Review: What It Is, How It Works, and What It Costs
Most companies that worry about the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its amendment, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), eventually install…
DATA Can You Sell Your Company’s Data to Train Frontier AI? The Privacy Risks Behind the New Enterprise Data Market
The cleanest legal answer sounds simple: if information is truly anonymous, privacy law generally stops treating it as personal data.