Technology
Sep. 13, 2024
The California Invasion of Plaintiffs Act: A Cold War-era law is heating up court dockets
California's Invasion of Privacy Act has been interpreted by some courts to apply to various internet technologies, including chatbots, session replay software, and pixels. Plaintiffs have filed class actions alleging violations of CIPA, and courts have ruled differently on the applicability of the statute to these technologies.
Over the last two years, there's been an onslaught of putative class actions alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Cal. Penal Code §630 et seq. Enacted in 1967, CIPA was intended to outlaw the surveillance of Californians' communications sent via telephone wires (later, cellular phones). Recently, enterprising plaintiffs have been seeking to wedge modern-day website technologies like chatbots, session replay software, and advertising pix...
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