Dozens of lawsuits have started challenging businesses’ use of website tools to collect IP addresses under the “pen register” and “trap and trace device” provision of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”). As we reported last month, a California court dismissed one of these lawsuits because of a
Continue Reading Another California Court Holds CIPA’s Pen Register Provision Does Not Prohibit the Collection of IP AddressesGina Perrucci
Gina Perrucci is a litigator with a focus on class actions and commercial litigation. She works with enterprise clients across technology, financial services, and life sciences industries in complex, high-stakes matters in state and federal court involving breach of contract and consumer protection claims. Gina also advises on Internet privacy litigation under federal and state wiretapping laws.
Court Holds CIPA’s Pen Register Provision Does Not Impose Liability for “What Makes the Internet Possible.”
By Kathryn Cahoy, Gina Perrucci & Matthew Verdin on
Websites cannot load without the transmission of an IP address, which tells websites where to deliver the webpages displayed on a user’s browser. Yet a number of lawsuits have started challenging this routine transmission of IP addresses under a lesser-known provision of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) that…
Continue Reading Court Holds CIPA’s Pen Register Provision Does Not Impose Liability for “What Makes the Internet Possible.”