In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Jason Manning, Angelo Stio, and Rob Jenkin to unpack the surge of lawsuits targeting website tracking technologies, e.g., cookies, pixels, and session tools. The conversation explains how plaintiffs are repurposing old wiretap and “trap-and-trace” laws and leveraging the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act’s crime/tort exception and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), including the emerging circuit split over disclosure standards and See more +
In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis is joined by colleagues Jason Manning, Angelo Stio, and Rob Jenkin to unpack the surge of lawsuits targeting website tracking technologies, e.g., cookies, pixels, and session tools. The conversation explains how plaintiffs are repurposing old wiretap and “trap-and-trace” laws and leveraging the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act’s crime/tort exception and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), including the emerging circuit split over disclosure standards and a pending cert petition. The team contrasts California and Pennsylvania trends, highlights statutory damages exposure, and maps out practical defenses and mitigation: effective consent banners, accurate privacy disclosures, virtual supervision of vendors, and regular audits of tags and pixels. Tune in for a concise, actionable guide to reducing litigation risk while maintaining marketing and analytics capabilities. See less –