When the CCPA was first enacted, it was seemingly clear that its right to private action would be limited to traditional data breaches. Over the past two years, however, some courts have called this interpretation into question by expanding the CCPA’s private right of action clause beyond the traditional breach scenario—and instead into alleged privacy
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
Colorado AG Gives First Public Comments on Privacy Rules Since April
Colorado Attorney General Philip Weiser gave his first public comments since April last Thursday at Ballard Spahr LLP’s 2022 Annual Colorado Privacy Summit. In an hour-long fireside chat with Ballard Spahr’s Co-Chair of Privacy and Data Security Greg Szewczyk, AG Weiser discussed the rulemaking process under the Colorado Privacy Act. A recording of the interview
FTC Takes Aim at “Commercial Surveillance”
In an active week for federal regulators, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) joined the CFPB in announcing important initiatives that may change privacy and data security practices in major ways.
On August 11, the FTC released its Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking public input on a host of questions relating to what it
Cookie Audit from Bavarian Data Protection Authority May Serve As GDPR Warning
Following numerous privacy complaints, the State Office for Data Protection Supervision (BayLDA) recently conducted a random audit on 40 companies and found widespread problems with their cookie disclosures. The purpose of the audit was to determine whether website users were able to obtain transparent information regarding the use and tracking of their information by third-party