The new law eliminates private pen register claims against private actors involving websites and apps but does not end CIPA litigation. Plaintiffs are already pivoting to other causes of action.
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California AB 1609 Requires Large Businesses to Disclose AI Customer Service Bots and Provide Human Support
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A new law signed by Governor Newsom, AB 1609, requires large private businesses to disclose when the customer service agent they are using is an AI bot and provide…
Continue Reading California AB 1609 Requires Large Businesses to Disclose AI Customer Service Bots and Provide Human SupportCalifornia SB 923 Expands CCPA Deletion Rights: How It Compares to the DELETE Act and DROP
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On September 27, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 923, the Expanding Privacy Rights Act, which significantly expands the deletion right under the California Consumer Privacy Act. What does…
Continue Reading California SB 923 Expands CCPA Deletion Rights: How It Compares to the DELETE Act and DROPTexas Attorney General Issues Warning on CIPA Website Tracking Demand Letters
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With the growing wave of letters alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued a letter urging businesses and nonprofit organizations…
Continue Reading Texas Attorney General Issues Warning on CIPA Website Tracking Demand LettersWhat a German Court’s Ruling on a Public Facebook Profile Means for U.S. Data Brokers
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A recent decision from a German labor court offers an interesting perspective on the use of personal information collected from publicly available social media profiles. While the case arose in…
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As lawyers increasingly incorporate generative AI into everyday practice, bar associations around the world are considering the same question: how do longstanding professional and ethics rules that have governed the…
Continue Reading AI in Legal Practice: What the Israel Bar Association’s Guidance Means for LawyersBeyond CIPA: New California Federal Court Decision Provides a Roadmap for Tracker Litigation Post-SB 690
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A new decision from the Central District Court for Central District of California Judge Fred Slaughter in Reisberg v. Renaissance Learning may provide insight into what website and app tracking…
Continue Reading Beyond CIPA: New California Federal Court Decision Provides a Roadmap for Tracker Litigation Post-SB 690FTC v. Kochava: A Blueprint for Sensitive Data Governance
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Is the FTC going soft on data privacy? Is it safe to say that companies need to worry about processing sensitive data only in states with privacy laws? Recent Federal…
Continue Reading FTC v. Kochava: A Blueprint for Sensitive Data GovernanceNew California Bill Would Prohibit Apps From Changing User Privacy Settings Without Consent
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If a user sets a privacy preference, an operating system or app cannot change that setting without the user’s explicit consent, says new bill, AB 2561, that passed the…
Continue Reading New California Bill Would Prohibit Apps From Changing User Privacy Settings Without ConsentItaly’s €400,000 Credit Scoring Fine: What U.S. Companies Should Know About the Next Phase of DSAR Enforcement
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400,000 EUR fine by the Italian DPA for a credit agency Cerved Group S.p.A’s failure to provide sufficient responses to a data access requests (DSARs) provides some insight into a…
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