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Data Privacy

May 6, 2024

Businesses beware – privacy plaintiffs are looking at you, too

Plaintiffs have filed a wave of privacy complaints against website owners, alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) – a 1967 law that was enacted long before the Internet. Businesses need proactive privacy counseling to mitigate risks and avoid potential lawsuits.

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In recent years, large multi-million jury awards in privacy litigation cases have garnered national media attention. Over the last year, hundreds of complaints were quietly filed against website owners alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)--a 1967 law that targets unauthorized interception, recording, and monitoring of private conversations. This law was enacted over twenty years before websites were invented, and it's now being leverag...

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