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Tracking Technologies
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Carpe Datum Law
CIPA’s Cookie Exception Bill (SB 690) Referred to Suspense File & Hearing
By Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US, Vincent Smolczynski
On May 19, 2025, the California Senate Appropriations Committee, which handles budgetary and financial matters, held a hearing on California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690). The proposed bill would amend…
The Global Privacy Watch
CIPA’s Cookie Exception Bill (SB 690) Referred to Suspense File & Hearing
By Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US, Vincent Smolczynski
On May 19, 2025, the California Senate Appropriations Committee, which handles budgetary and financial matters, held a hearing on California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690). The proposed bill would amend…
Carpe Datum Law
California Senate Bill Seeks to Curb Cookie-Related CIPA Litigation
By Vincent Smolczynski, Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US
This post was originally published to Seyfarth’s Global Privacy Watch blog. California Senate Bill 690 (SB 690), introduced by Senator Anna Caballero, is continuing to proceed through the California state legislative…
Password Protected
Broad Interpretation of CCPA’s Private Right of Action Increases Business Risk to Tracking Technologies Lawsuits
In a recent decision, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has construed the private right of action provision under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) broadly,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
All Pixels Are Not Created Equal
By Odia Kagan
To paraphrase Animal Farm, all pixels are not created equal, but some pixels are more privacy invasive than others. Here are some recent points I made during a presentation to…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
Tracking Pixels, Australia and What It Means for the U.S.
By Odia Kagan
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner recently issued practical guidance on how to deploy tracking technologies (pixels) in a privacy compliant manner under the Australian Privacy Law. This can…
Bright Law Blog
OAIC guidance on tracking pixels and privacy obligations
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released guidance for private sector organisations to ensure they meet their obligations under the Australian Privacy Act when using third-party tracking…
Eye On Privacy
EDPB Provides Insight for Use of Tracking Tools
By Liisa Thomas
The EDPB released guidance last month to help companies understand their obligations when using newer tracking tools. These include pixels, URL tracking, IP-tracking, and the like. First, some background: an…
Health Care and Life Sciences
Shortly After its Online Tracking Technologies Bulletin is Declared Unlawful, HHS-OCR Stands Down, Withdraws Appeal
By Matthew J. Westbrook, Jonian Rafti, Anna W. Chan, Leslie Shanklin
On August 29, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS-OCR”) withdrew its appeal of an order by the United States…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
HHS Drops Appeal of Tracking Technology Case
Last year, the American Hospital Association (AHA) sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of Texas, requesting that…