Website Cookie Technologies Face Growing Legal Risks Under State Wiretap Laws
By
Attison Barnes, III
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Summary
Companies, including government contractors, are facing a surge in litigation over their use of website technologies like cookies for optimization, analytics, and marketing. These lawsuits claim such technologies violate pre-internet state wiretap laws, particularly the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). The risk is growing for contractors of all sizes with an online presence, especially those prominent in the news cycle. Industry consolidation may also be contributing to the increase in cases.
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This is an increasing risk area for government contractors – regardless of size or sector – that have an online presence and that use these technologies
Cases against contractors seem to be increasing along with the prominence of their presence in the news cycle
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