Mini-Series On CIPA – Part 4: How Big Is The Risk?

Jason, Jacob, and Jaz have prepared four brief posts on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), an old law now applied to new technology. With damages of $5,000 per violation or treble damages, CIPA lawsuits cannot be ignored. If you have a website and want to protect your company from litigation costs, check out these posts and contact us with any questions.

The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) was enacted in 1967 to "protect the right of privacy by, among other things, requiring that all parties consent to a recording of their conversation." Whether intentional or not, from these modest origins CIPA has become a giant—create substantial liability risk for thousands of companies every year.