Topic
Website Tracking
107 published works
CyberAdviser
Website Tracking in Limbo: SCOTUS to Clarify Video Privacy Protection Act as California Privacy Law Remains a “Total Mess”
By Nathaniel Cardinal, J. Matthew Thornton, Lexi Chapman
A sharp contrast in the speed of obtaining appellate review is emerging between two key privacy statutes. While the U.S. Supreme Court is set to resolve a circuit split over…
Taft Class Action & Consumer Insights
Class Action Review: What We’re Seeing with CIPA Class Actions in California Challenging Website Tracking Tools
Until the California legislature takes action, the plaintiff’s bar will continue filing lawsuits challenging companies’ website tracking tools under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, or CIPA. As of now,…
Health Law Diagnosis
Search Bars, Chatbots, and Tracking Pixels: Practical Steps Labs Can Take to Reduce CIPA Risk in 2026
Plaintiffs’ firms are adapting the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), a 1960s-era wiretapping statute, to modern web technologies such as pixels, chatbots, and session replay tools. For laboratories, the…
Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider
What the Adidas CIPA Decision Means for Website Operators
Businesses that run consumer-facing websites have spent the past several years contending with a steady stream of California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) demands and class actions aimed at everyday…
Traverse Legal Expert Articles
CIPA & Meta Pixel Threat Letter & Litigation Update
Website Tracking Just Got More Dangerous: What the 2025 Camplisson Court Decision Means for Your Business If your company operates a website—and let’s face it, that’s basically every business in…
RopesDataPhiles
On the Twelfth Day of Data… Privacy Litigation: Four Notable Developments From 2025
By Chris Conrad
The past year was a busy one for privacy litigation: Website tracking litigation gained momentum. Plaintiffs repurposed legacy wiretap and video privacy statutes to target pixels, chat bots, and other…
Privacy World
California Federal Court Urges California Legislature to Clean Up “Total Mess” of State Wiretap Act, Dismisses Claim for Website Tracking
By Kristin Bryan, James Brennan, Max Giuliano
This fall, a federal court in California granted summary judgment in favor of a website operator for alleged violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). In its decision,…
Inside Privacy
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of CIPA and CMIA Claims
By Kathryn Cahoy, Libbie Canter, Matthew Verdin, Anna D. Kraus, Rachel Bercovitz
Last week, the Third Circuit affirmed dismissal of a putative class action asserting that defendant Quest Diagnostics violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) and the Confidentiality of Medical…
Byte Back
2025 Update: Website Tracking Litigation and Enforcement
Litigation targeting website tracking technologies—such as cookies, pixels, session replay, and analytics tools—remains a major risk for businesses in 2025 and beyond. Courts continue to shape the boundaries of liability,…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
EU Regulator Cookie Sweep Shows Importance of Website Tracking Compliance in the EU and US
By Odia Kagan
New enforcement sweep on cookie banners, conducted by Netherlands privacy regulator, shows both EU and US companies that the need to prioritize website tracking hygiene and transparency. In Europe: Netherlands…