Lawmakers in the United States are increasingly taking aim at web crawlers with a recent focus on transparency. In June, the New York legislature passed the Stealth Crawler Prohibition Act, and in July, a similar...

A federal district court in Oklahoma has departed from the previous consensus on the use of automated license plate reader (“ALPR”) technology by law enforcement, holding that a police officer violated the Fourth Amendment when...

On September 2, 2026, Governor Matt Meyer signed HB 380, which makes significant changes to the Delaware Personal Data Privacy Act (“DPDPA”). The law expands the DPDPA’s coverage and imposes new requirements concerning third-party disclosures...

In long-awaited news, Governor Newsom has signed SB 690, meaning that any Section 638.51 claims that were filed against a company after January 1, 2025 and based on conduct occurring on an internet website or...

For the past several years, most of the action in website-tracking litigation under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) has occurred on motions to dismiss. Plaintiffs have alleged that pixels, cookies, session-replay tools, and...

On September 10, 2026, Governor Newsom signed SB 1119, known as Adam’s Law, substantially expanding California’s requirements for companion chatbots when used by children. This is California’s second companion chatbot statute, building on SB 243,...