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CIPA In The Digital Age: What Businesses Need To Know About The Variety Media Appeal
This content presents information about cookie usage and data privacy practices, explaining how cookies operate on the website and detailing user options for managing cookie preferences. It outlines the categories of cookies employed, their purposes, and references comprehensive privacy documentation for users seeking detailed information about data handling practices.
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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
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FTC Proposes Personalized Pricing Enforcement Policy
The FTC has proposed a groundbreaking Enforcement Policy Statement that would mandate clear disclosure when businesses use consumer data to set personalized prices. This policy represents the agency's most direct regulatory step toward addressing surveillance pricing practices, requiring companies to reveal not just that prices are personalized, but specifically how customer data informs those pricing decisions.
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Davis+Gilbert LLP
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California Bill To Address Wearable Recording Devices, Including Glasses
Senate Bill (SB) 1130, legislation that would establish criminal penalties for certain uses of wearable recording devices, continues to move through the California legislature. I’ve had the honor of discussing this measure with staff of the bill’s sponsor, California State Senator Eloise Gómez Reyes, and anticipate there will be more efforts to enact laws seeking to impose measured responses to the privacy, security, and other challenges posed by the latest generation of AI-enabled wearables.
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Jackson Lewis P.C.
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ORDER GONE WRONG: SoundHound’s Chipotle Rollout Triggers CIPA Claims
A California class action lawsuit against SoundHound AI alleges the company secretly intercepted and recorded customer phone calls to Chipotle restaurants using AI voice agents, raising novel questions about third-party vendor liability under California's wiretapping law. The complaint argues that routing calls through SoundHound's servers for AI training and data sharing with OpenAI constitutes unauthorized eavesdropping, even when customers believe they're speaking directly with the restaurant.
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Troutman Amin LLP
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THREE-PART WIN: Defendant The Joint Corp. Wins Motions To Dismiss Based On Standing, Failure To State A Claim, And Punitive Damages
A California federal court granted three motions to dismiss in a privacy case involving alleged unauthorized disclosure of personal information collected through a chiropractic appointment booking website. The court addressed critical questions about standing requirements, the applicability of federal wiretap laws, and whether California's Invasion of Privacy Act extends to internet communications.
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Troutman Amin LLP
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JUSTICE IS SERVED: Vivek Shah Declared A Vexatious Litigant!
A federal judge in Los Angeles has declared Vivek Shah a vexatious litigant after he filed 29 lawsuits in under five years, with seven nearly identical California Invasion of Privacy Act complaints in just seven months. The ruling examines the pattern of Shah filing cases and then abandoning them before judicial rulings, raising questions about whether this represents legitimate litigation or a strategy to extract quick settlements without testing claims in court.
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Troutman Amin LLP
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Colorado Releases Proposed Rules For Its AI And Chatbot Safety Laws: These Create More Operational Work Than The Statutes Suggest
On August 11, 2026, the Colorado Department of Law released a single set of proposed rules substantially building out two 2026 statutes: the Automated Decision-Making Technology Act (“ADMT Act”) and the Conversational Artificial Intelligence Service Operator Requirements (the “Chatbot Safety Act”). Both laws take effect January 1, 2027, and the proposed rules would become effective the same day.
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Seyfarth Shaw LLP
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A Handful Of Opt-Outs And A Six-Figure Fine: CalPrivacy’s Message To Data Brokers
California's Privacy Protection Agency has issued its first enforcement action against a data broker, imposing over $116,000 in penalties for violations of both the Delete Act and CCPA. The case centers on LocateSmarter LLC's practice of requiring consumers to provide sensitive personal information, including partial Social Security numbers, before allowing them to opt out of data sales. This landmark decision signals aggressive enforcement as the state's new Delete Request and Opt-Out Platform becomes oper
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Ballard Spahr LLP
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2026 AGA Annual Meeting Wrap-Up- State AGs Focus On AI, Privacy, Pricing, Child Safety, And Public-Private Partnerships (Podcast)
State attorneys general are expanding their enforcement focus across AI governance, algorithmic pricing, data privacy, and child safety online. This episode explores the key priorities emerging from the 2026 Attorneys General Alliance Annual Meeting and what businesses need to know about proactive compliance in an era of accelerating state-level regulation.
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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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Recent Decisions Strengthen The Defense Playbook In Website Tracking Class Actions
Recent federal court decisions have reshaped the landscape for website tracking privacy litigation, with four rulings favoring defendants while one demonstrates how plaintiffs can still prevail with properly pleaded claims. These cases establish critical precedents for defending against wiretapping, invasion-of-privacy, and computer-fraud allegations based on pixel and cookie-tracking technologies.
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Duane Morris LLP
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