Is it Game Over for All Website Tracking Technology? California Court of Appeal Poised to Rule in Groundbreaking Privacy Case

A tentative ruling from the California Court of Appeal that routine website technology like cookies could violate state wiretapping law will likely fuel more shakedown lawsuits against unsuspecting businesses – unless Governor Newsom steps in to offer relief. If the court’s tentative August 21 written decision stays intact, which appears to be the case after the justices’ questioning at an August 25 hearing, the court will rule that the California Invasion of Privacy Act’s (CIPA’s) pen register... By: Fisher Phillips