Judge Tosses California Digital Wiretapping Claim: Here’s the Good News + Lessons for Businesses

A federal judge in San Francisco just gave website operators a major win, calling the California Invasion of Privacy Act “a total mess” – but the ruling also highlights major privacy risks businesses still face nationwide. Plaintiffs’ lawyers across the country have been using old wiretapping laws like CIPA to bring novel claims against website operators that use a third party to perform data analytics and targeted advertising. Friday’s decision offers welcome relief to businesses while…
By: Fisher Phillips