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Wiretapping
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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: February 2024
By Former Attorney Dustin Taylor, Owen Davis
Keypoint: Courts continue to issue conflicting decisions in wiretapping cases while one court has expanded who may be considered a “video tape service provider” under the VPPA. Welcome to the…
Inside Class Actions
Illinois Federal Court Partially Dismisses Wiretapping, BIPA Claims Involving Home Security Products
By Françoise Djoukeng, Kathryn Cahoy
The District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently granted in part a motion to dismiss a putative class action complaint asserting wiretapping, Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”),…
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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: January 2024
By Former Attorney Dustin Taylor
Keypoint: Courts resolved six motions to dismiss wiretapping claims based on session replay technology in January, while two VPPA decisions highlight balance struck by courts. A new privacy litigation theory…
Proskauer on Privacy
Privacy Class Action Spotlight: Latest Wave of Wiretap Class Actions Continues Despite Dismissals as Plaintiffs Try New Approaches
By Danielle Brooks, Leslie Shanklin, Ryan Blaney
Over a hundred cases are pending from the wave of privacy class actions that commenced last year alleging violations of state wiretap statutes based on use of website session replay,…
Hunton Retail Law Resource
Just Browsing? Courts Differ on Whether Website Users Lack Article III Standing for Wiretapping Claims
By Jamie Zysk Isani, Natalia San Juan
Earlier this month, a Pennsylvania federal judge held that users of Bass Pro Shops’ and Cabela’s websites lacked Article III standing to sue the retailers for use of “session replay”…
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U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: October 2023
By Former Attorney Dustin Taylor
Keypoint: October showed judges are not consistent in how they handle wiretapping cases although they are largely consistent in how courts handle VPPA claims. This is the eighth installment in…
Privacy Compliance & Data Security
What Can We Learn From Recent Wiretapping Lawsuits?
By Odia Kagan, Fox Rothschild LLP
Here is what we can learn from class action lawsuits filed in the last few days under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the Pennsylvania Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance…
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On-Demand Webinar: Data Privacy Litigation Update – Wiretapping
By Husch Blackwell Privacy Team
In this on-demand webinar, Husch Blackwell’s Dustin Taylor provides an overview of recent privacy litigation involving claims under the wiretapping laws. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9S9gLx_cKI
Inside Class Actions
Website Operator and Session Replay Provider Succeed on Personal Jurisdiction Arguments
By Jenna Zhang, Hannah Nelson, Eric Bosset
At the end of last month, courts handed down two decisions in favor of website operators and their service providers in session replay litigation, granting motions to dismiss on personal…
One-Stop Shop
CIPA: An Old Statute Provides a New Frontier for Serial Filing Plaintiffs Against Retailers with Online Chat Services
Introduction If you have ever telephoned a customer support hotline to be greeted with an explanation that “this call may be monitored for quality assurance,” you are familiar with the…