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US judge’s CIPA ruling raises bar for privacy plaintiffs targeting session replay

By Maria Dinzeo ( April 21, 2025, 22:29 GMT | Comment) -- A federal judge has tightened the standards for privacy claims under California’s wiretap law, ruling that session replay tools don’t violate the statute unless they interpret communications while in transit. The decision in Hazel v. Prudential narrows the path for plaintiffs challenging real-time tracking software, drawing a clearer line around what the California Invasion of Privacy Act does — and doesn’t — cover. A federal judge in Northern California has narrowed the path to victory for invasion of privacy claims that target companies’ use of session replay tools to capture consumers’ mouse movements, keystrokes, clicks and page visits....

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