Data Privacy
Oct. 29, 2026
California courts move early on SB 690's website tracking lawsuit restrictions
SB 690 does not become operative until January, but courts have not waited. Private CIPA pen register claims are already falling away, while other website tracking claims remain.
Christina Baptista
Special Counsel
Jones Walker LLP
Privacy, Data Strategy, and Artificial Intelligence team
On Sept. 30, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 690, ending most private "pen register" lawsuits over website and app tracking under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The statute does not become operative until Jan. 1, 2027. Courts have not waited. In the three weeks since, California's leading appellate test case has been pulled back from decision, and a federal judge in San Francisco has already obtained a concession from plaintiffs that a pen register claim should be...
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