California Court Rejects Attempt to Expand Third-Party Eavesdropping Claims to Internet Communications: How Your Business Can Mitigate Risk

Businesses just received some good news when a federal court dismissed a California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) claim that aimed to expand the reach of the state’s wiretapping law to cover internet communications. The April 18 order is the very first ruling to decide, on the merits, whether CIPA could support litigation over the issue of third-party website cookies since CIPA litigation exploded over the last three years. Last week’s decision that granted summary judgment to the defendants…
By: Fisher Phillips