Topic
Website Tracking
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Privacy + Cyber + AI
Privacy Litigation Report: Takeaways From August 2026 Decisions
Key point: Four takeaways from August decisions: (1) a federal magistrate judge concluded CIPA § 631 does not apply to internet communications but that § 632 does; (2) a cookie banner…
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…
Online and On Point
Texas AG Warns Businesses About Scam CIPA Demand Letters
By Erin Jane Illman, Alexis M. Buese
If your business recently received a demand letter accusing your website of violating California’s wiretapping law, you're not alone. On September 17, 2026, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a…
RopesDataPhiles
California Legislature Advances Key Privacy and AI Bills, Including Limits on Website Tracking Lawsuits
By Amy Jane Longo, Fran Faircloth, Edward McNicholas, Briana Fasone, Britteny Leyva
In the final weeks of California’s 2026 legislative session, lawmakers passed a series of bills that stand to significantly reshape the state’s privacy and AI regulatory landscape. Of particular significance,…
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…
MeanPug Digital
Your Cookie Banner May Be Too Late
What law firms should know about California CIPA website tracking claims Your cookie banner is not a force field. California CIPA website tracking claims are raising new questions about whether…
Inside Privacy
California Legislature Passes CIPA Pen Register Reform Bill and Sends It to Governor
By Kathryn Cahoy, Lindsey Tonsager, Matthew Verdin, Jenna Zhang, Julia Barrero, Bryan Ramirez
On August 28, 2026, the California Legislature passed SB 690, a significant bill aimed at curbing the flood of demand letters and lawsuits asserting “pen register” claims under the California…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
California SB 690 Could Narrow CIPA Website-Tracking Lawsuits
California Senate Bill 690 is finally moving forward. The original bill would have broadly exempted disclosures made for a “commercial business purpose,” as defined under the California Consumer Privacy Act…
Consumer Class Defense Blog
California SB690 – A Bill That Significantly Narrows Website Tracking Claims – Sent to Governor’s Desk
By Vincent Smolczynski, Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US
California lawmakers have sent Senate Bill 690 to Governor Gavin Newsom, teeing up a narrowing of website-tracking litigation under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), who has until September…
Carpe Datum Law
California SB690 – A Bill That Significantly Narrows Website Tracking Claims – Sent to Governor’s Desk
By Vincent Smolczynski, Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US
California lawmakers have sent Senate Bill 690 to Governor Gavin Newsom, teeing up a narrowing of website-tracking litigation under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), who has until September…