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Website Tracking Litigation Update: Variety Media And California SB 690 (opens the original)
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On August 21, 2026, the California Court of Appeal issued a tentative ruling in Variety Media, LLC v. Superior Court (Case No. B350578), tackling a question businesses have been asking for years: does the California Invasion of Privacy Act’s (CIPA) pen register provision reach everyday website tracking tools like cookies and pixels? At nearly the same moment, the California Legislature was finalizing Senate Bill 690, which would eliminate the private right of action under that same provision. To
Adding To The Tally: Another Court Denies Bid For Class Certification In Cookie Tracking Case (opens the original)
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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 included violations of the federal Wiretap Act (ECPA) and California Invasion of Privacy Act (
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. (opens the original)
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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 of common tracking technologies on their websites. One of the most prominent theories is based on Section 638.51 of CIPA, which p
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