On July 20, 2026, another California federal court denied class certification in a putative privacy class action involving a company’s cookie-based advertising platform. Lewis v. Magnite, Inc., 2:25-cv-03448-MWC-SSC (C.D. Cal. July 20, 2026). The plaintiffs alleged that Magnite secretly installed tracking cookies—called “khaos IDs”—on users’ browsers to collect data for targeted advertising. The claims
CIPA Reform: Is a Whittled-Down Version of SB 690 on the Verge of Becoming Law? A Recent Committee Vote Gives Businesses a Glimmer of Hope.
In recent years, a handful of pro se plaintiffs and plaintiffs’ firms have sent tens of thousands of demand letters to businesses, threatening class action lawsuits under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) unless those businesses pay settlements averaging $10,000 to $25,000.
The demands typically assert claims under CIPA arising from businesses’ alleged use
Colorado Rewrites Its Landmark AI Law: Unpacking SB 26-189 and What It Means for Businesses
After attempting to amend its first-in-the-nation AI law for two years and three legislative sessions, on May 9, 2026, the Colorado legislature passed SB 26-189. It now awaits the governor’s signature and is expected to be signed into law, which will go into effect January 1, 2027.
Trump Administration Signals Potential Revisions to Federal Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements
Following the release of the Trump Administration’s new National Cyber Strategy, National Cyber Director Sean Cairncross noted in a virtual interview that the administration is considering changes to the existing cyber incident reporting rules previously promulgated by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). According to Cairncross, the administration wants to ensure the rules
A Busy Week for CalPrivacy Regulators on the Opt-Out Front
In the span of just a couple days, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CalPrivacy) announced two significant privacy enforcement actions, highlighting the increasing scrutiny on companies’ handling of personal data. These actions underscore the agency’s commitment to ensuring that businesses comply with privacy laws designed to protect individuals’ rights, particularly focusing on transparency and ease
Website Tracking in Limbo: SCOTUS to Clarify Video Privacy Protection Act as California Privacy Law Remains a “Total Mess”
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 the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), litigants grappling with the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA)—a statute one federal judge recently described as a “total
CIPA Reform in 2026: What Website Operators Need to Know
Over the last few years, businesses, nonprofits, and other website operators have seen thousands of lawsuits and arbitrations filed under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) alleging that the use of ubiquitous cookies and pixels on websites violates CIPA’s wiretap and pen register provisions. The California legislature considered curbing that explosion of litigation with
Disney Hit With Class Action Lawsuits Immediately Following FTC Settlement
Colorado Department of Law Adopts Amendments to Colorado Privacy Act Rules
On December 5, 2024, the Colorado Department of Law adopted amended rules to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA).
The DOL had released the first set of the proposed amended rules—which relate to the interpretative guidance and opinion letter process, biometric identifier consent, and additional requirements for the personal data of minors—on September 13, 2024. The
Court Denies Class Certification in VPPA Case
In a recent decision from the Southern District of Florida, U.S. District Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr. denied class certification of a proposed class of paid Univision NOW subscribers who assert that Univision NOW’s use of the Meta Pixel violates the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). The three proposed class representatives allege D2C, LLC, doing