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Wiretapping
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WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Law
Massachusetts Supreme Court Narrows Scope of State’s Wiretapping Law
By WilmerHale Privacy and Cybersecurity Lawyers
The Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts issued its decision in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, rejecting a plaintiff’s attempt to pin Wiretap Act liability on two hospitals that used…
Class Action Defense Blog
Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts Orders Dismissal Of Wiretap Claim In Adtech Class Action
By Gerald L. Maatman, Jr., Jennifer A. Riley, Justin Donoho, and Ryan T. Garippo Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 24, 2024, in Vita v. New England Baptist Hospital, 2024 WL…
The Global Privacy Watch
Tracking Users’ Web Browsing Activity Does Not Constitute Illegal Wiretapping under Massachusetts Law
By Vincent Smolczynski, Kathleen McConnell, CIPP/US, Danny Riley
Seyfarth Synopsis: In a significant decision for website operators, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court clarified that tracking users’ web activity does not constitute illegal wiretapping under the state’s Wiretap Act. The…
Byte Back
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Issues Opinion Holding Website Tracking Tools Do Not Violate State Wiretapping Law
By Former Attorney Dustin Taylor, LexBlog Success Team, Kristina Abdalla
Keypoint: Massachusetts’ highest court ruled the use of software that tracks users’ activity on its website does not violate the state’s Wiretap Act, which was intended to prevent the recording…
Byte Back
U.S. Privacy Litigation Update: September 2024
By Former Attorney Dustin Taylor, Owen Davis
Keypoint: California state courts weigh in on what does, and does not, qualify as a “pen registry” or “tap and trace” device while one California federal court raises whether a…
Eye On Privacy
Promising Decision in Wiretapping Case, Win for Businesses
By Liisa Thomas, Snehal Desai, Tracy Chau, David Poell, Kathryn Smith
Those tracking CIPA litigation are familiar with the recent decision holding in favor of a company whose site had an online chat operated by a vendor. The court in that…
Inside Class Actions
Court Tosses Google Pixel Wiretap Complaint: Plaintiffs Fail to Allege How Pixel Was Configured or Intent to Collect Health Data
By Austin Riddick, Matthew Verdin
Website analytics tools targeted in wiretapping lawsuits, such as pixels, often allow businesses to shield or mask collected data to avoid the transmission of sensitive data. A California federal judge…
Inside Class Actions
California Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment to Defendant in CIPA Website Wiretapping Case
Delivering a significant win for businesses hit with website wiretapping lawsuits, a California federal judge granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”)…
Inside Class Actions
California Federal Court Puts Teeth Behind “Communication” Element of Website Wiretapping Claims
Hundreds of lawsuits have accused businesses of using website analytics tools to “wiretap” their customers’ interactions with their website, but these lawsuits often overlook a basic pleading requirement of any…
Inside Class Actions
District Court Again Rejects VPPA, Wiretap Claims Against University Newsletter Service
Earlier this year, we covered the dismissal of a putative class action asserting Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) claims against the operators of a Texas Longhorns email newsletter. A judge…