Businesses Get Big Privacy Win in Tester Plaintiffs’ Wiretapping Case: 3 Key Takeaways
By EsqSocial Corporation 16/04/25
In a big win for businesses, a California federal court just held that a “tester” plaintiff – someone who visits websites for purposes of initiating litigation – cannot bring a claim under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Tester plaintiffs have started to focus on consumer protection statutes in hopes of broadening CIPA’s application to include internet communications, which would provide them a treasure trove of potential targets. But the recent decision in Rodriguez v....
By: Fisher Phillips