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Privacy Litigation Report: Takeaways From September 2026 Decisions
Key point: (1) Two courts denied class certification because plaintiffs could not prove a tracker on the page actually captured their data; (2) three courts held that search terms can…
Tax Blog
California SB 690 Limits Private Pen-Register Claims, But CIPA Litigation Is Far From Over
By Sara Jodka
What businesses need to know about the new law, remaining risks, and its January 1, 2027 effective date. California has finally addressed one of the stranger developments in modern privacy…
Consumer products law blog
California scales back private CIPA claims, but website privacy litigation is far from over
By Eva Yang (US), Susana Medeiros (US), Susan Ross (US)
California has taken a much needed step toward curbing the wave of website privacy litigation that has proliferated in recent years. Governor Gavin Newsom's recent signing of SB 690 narrows…
Inside Class Actions
N.D. Cal. Rejects Non-Specific Tolling Arguments in Shah v. Politico LLC
In Shah v. Politico LLC, 5:25-cv-05213 (N.D. Cal. Sept. 25, 2026), the Court addressed plaintiffs’ attempts to invoke equitable tolling, delayed discovery, and fraudulent concealment to save untimely claims under…
WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
CIPA Reform Signed Into Law
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
California’s SB 690 narrows CIPA liability by eliminating certain website tracking claims, though other privacy litigation risks remain.
Online and On Point
SB 690: Real Relief, Real Risk Remains
By Alexis M. Buese, Erin Jane Illman, L. Brock Trulove
California just closed the door on one legal theory driving thousands of CIPA website-tracking claims, but businesses still face real exposure under the statute’s other provisions. For three years, businesses…
The Global Privacy Watch
California Enacts SB 690, But Website Tracking Litigation Is Far from Over
By Vincent Smolczynski, Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US
California has shut down one increasingly popular theory of website-tracking liability. With Governor Gavin Newsom’s signature, SB 690 amends the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and eliminates the private…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
California Enacts SB 690: What Happens to Website-Tracking Litigation Now?
By Odia Kagan
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.…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Texas Attorney General Issues Warning on CIPA Website Tracking Demand Letters
By Odia Kagan
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 to…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Beyond CIPA: New California Federal Court Decision Provides a Roadmap for Tracker Litigation Post-SB 690
By Odia Kagan
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…