Major CIPA Victory!

Readers of this blog are aware of the never-ending stream of lawsuits alleging that the use of third-party tracking technology to collect consumer data on company websites is tantamount to illegal wiretapping in violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act ("CIPA"). Below, we discuss a recent decision in which a California federal court dealt a significant blow to future CIPA litigation claims.

Court Grants Summary Judgment on Plaintiff's CIPA Claim

In Williams v. DDR Media, LLC and Lead Intelligence Inc. d/b/a Jornaya, Plaintiff alleged that DDR Media's use of a Jornaya product, TCPA Guardian, to record Plaintiff's keystrokes, clicks, and other interactions while visiting DDR Media's website constituted illegal wiretapping in violation of CIPA. Specifically, Plaintiff asserted that TCPA Guardian captured her name, email address, and phone number, and that Defendants used this tracking software to tap the lines of communication between her and DDR Media's