Data Privacy
Sep. 1, 2026
California bill would curb online privacy lawsuits under decades-old law
SB 690 would restrict private claims involving websites and apps under California's pen register law while leaving other CIPA causes of action intact.
California would sharply limit a growing category of online privacy lawsuits under a bill now on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk.
SB 690 would restrict private lawsuits alleging that websites and apps violate California's pen register law, part of the California Invasion of Privacy Act of 1967. Known as CIPA, the nearly 60-year-old statute has increasingly been invoked against cookies and other online tracking technologies that plaintiffs contend unlawfully collect information ab...
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