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RSS feed →WilmerHale Data Breach Lawsuit Is the Latest Warning: Law Firms Are Now High-Value Privacy Targets
Please also note if anybody from WilmerHale reads this that the website has a cookie consent banner engaging in a dark pattern…
RentGrow’s $2.25 Million FCRA Settlement: When Bad Data Costs People Housing and Costs Companies Millions
The FTC just delivered another reminder that data accuracy isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s a legal obligation with a price tag.
Phia Under Fire: Privacy Overreach, Full-Page HTML Capture, and Cookie Stuffing in Phoebe Gates’ AI Shopping Extension
Phia, the AI-powered shopping browser extension co-founded by Phoebe Gates and Sophia Kianni, experienced explosive growth in 2025.
CIPA Reform: Is a Whittled-Down Version of SB 690 on the Verge of Becoming Law?
The landscape of digital privacy litigation in California is sitting on a razor’s edge.
SCOTUS Greenlights Texas App Store Accountability Act
The U.S. Supreme Court has cleared the way for Texas to enforce a major new digital regulation: The Texas App Store Accountability…
Data Exposure vs. Data Breach: What the Dialog Incident Means for Notification and Liability
Dialog, the invitation-only events group cofounded by Peter Thiel, built its brand on discretion.
StopCIPAShakedowns.com Campaign
The commercial internet is facing a structural crisis rooted not in cybersecurity or technology, but in the abuse of a statutory loophole.
Conspicuous Notice vs. CIPA: What 3 Recent 2026 Decisions Teach Us About Website Terms Enforceability
The boilerplate warning on website terms of use is officially dead.
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CIPAstories.com California Businesses Fighting Privacy Lawsuits
If your company operates a website, you are likely sitting on a compliance landmine you don’t even know exists.
Max Schrems Preps “Schrems III”: Why the EU-US Data Privacy Framework Faces Its Biggest Threat Yet
Noyb urges immediate Commission action as FTC independence is called into question — businesses relying on DPF for transatlantic data flows should…
Trump Administration Partially Lifts Anthropic AI Export Ban: Implications for AI Compliance and Governance
A rapid reversal on Mythos 5 access highlights the tensions between national security, innovation, and regulatory clarity in the evolving U.S.
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Delta Dental Website Operator Wyssta Settles Privacy Lawsuit for $12.7M
A dental website operator has agreed to pay nearly $12.7 million to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit over the alleged use of…