Seyed Hosseini Pro Se Privacy Claimant Is Testing an Expanded CIPA and ECPA Demand Playbook
A new demand letter reviewed by Captain Compliance shows a self-represented California claimant,, using a familiar tactic: visit a website, open browser developer tools, type information into a search bar, watch the resulting network traffic, identify third parties receiving the data, and convert those transmissions into alleged statutory privacy violations. California businesses that thought the […]
Is Your Customer Service Call a Biometric Event? Lowe’s Voiceprint Lawsuit Signals a New BIPA Risk for AI
A routine call to customer service may be becoming something very different under Illinois privacy law. A proposed class action filed against Lowe’s accuses the home improvement retailer of using its customer-service telephone systems to collect biometric “voiceprints” from Illinois callers without providing the written disclosures or obtaining the consent required by the Illinois Biometric […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Warns Businesses About CIPA Demand Letters and Specifically Names Vivek Shah
The wave of California website privacy demand letters that has occupied privacy lawyers, insurers and businesses for much of the past two years has now drawn a direct warning from the Texas Attorney General. With him being called a “Vexatious Litigant” in Central California when attorney Kevin Cole fought back and now Vivek’s warnings have […]
When Law Firms Become AI Platforms, Privacy Risk Gets Consolidated Too
A new venture called Atticor Group, founded by the leadership behind mass tort firm Keller Postman and litigation funder Gerchen Capital Partners, has begun signing personal injury law firms onto an AI-enabled platform that handles their back-office operations. More than six firms are reportedly already using it. The company describes its mission on LinkedIn as […]
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 of Florida who just received a demand letter or complaint invoking the Florida Security of Communications Act (FSCA) and you’re trying to figure out who Zachary Zermay and Zermay Law actually are before […]
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 to mobile applications and the recent ads running regarding Waymo as you can see below are yet another landmine that needs to be avoided. If you are running a mobile application know that […]
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, you’re not the first — and you won’t be the last. Garcia is one of the more frequently named “tester” plaintiffs in the current wave of California website-tracking litigation, with cases filed against […]
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. Technologies such as Meta Pixel, Google Analytics, and third-party marketing tools—originally designed to track web traffic, user engagement, and advertisement conversion rates—have inadvertently triggered class action litigation. When deployed on healthcare provider portals, appointment scheduling […]
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 costly litigation over broad or obscure patents. The LOT (License on Transfer) Network neutralized this threat by creating a simple, collective defense mechanism: if a member’s patent falls into the hands of a […]
Srinivas Rangam Demand Letters Over CIPA Privacy Litigation and Website Wiretapping Claims
If your business has recently received a formal legal demand letter citing statutory violations under state privacy laws—and bearing the name Srinivas Rangam as the claimant or tester you are far from alone. Across the United States, e-commerce brands, healthcare providers, SaaS platforms, and digital retailers are finding themselves in the crosshairs of an aggressive, […]