Courts Still Divided on Whether California Privacy Law Applies to Website Tracking: 4 Rulings in 10 Days Highlight Business Confusion

If you were hoping the courts would offer clarity to the wave of California privacy litigation targeting website tracking technology, four decisions issued in just 10 days this April suggest you may be waiting a while. Four judges recently tackled nearly identical questions about whether the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) applies to the kind of third-party tracking tools that millions of websites use every day – and reached strikingly different conclusions. Here is what employers and... By: Fisher Phillips