wiretapping

Eufy Home Cameras Misleading Privacy and Security Claims Class Action

Eufy home security cameras appear to have been pitched to consumers who value the privacy and security of their images and information, but the complaint for this class action alleges that the companies responsible for them falsely represented their operations. The complaint brings suit against Anker Innovations Limited, Anker Technology Corporation, and Fantasia Trading, LLC,  Read more

American Airlines Wiretapping of Website Visitor Communications Class Action

According to the complaint for this class action, American Airlines, Inc. uses session replay technology that wiretaps the communications of visitors to its website. This, the complaint alleges, is a violation of both the federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).  Read more

Ulta Salon Wiretapping of Website Visitor Communications Class Action

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. wiretaps the communications of visitors to its website, says the complaint for this class action, through the use of Session Replay software. The complaint alleges the company has violated both the federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) in using this technology at its website,  Read more

True Value’s Website Wiretapping of Visitors Class Action

This class action accuses True Value Company of intercepting and wiretapping visitors to its website, www.truevalue.com. The complaint alleges that the company “directs third-party vendors, such as Microsoft Corporation, to embed snippets of JavaScript computer code (‘Session Replay Code’) on True Value’s website, which then deploys on each website visitor’s internet browser for the purpose  Read more

Vitacost.com Website Chat Feature Wiretapping CIPA Class Action

The California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) forbids both wiretapping of and eavesdropping on electronic communications. But the complaint for this class action alleges that Vitacost.com, Inc. does both through the chat feature of its website, Vitacost.com, for the purpose of gathering data to be used for its own financial gain.  Read more

Delta Air Lines Wiretapping of Website Visitors Pennsylvania Class Action

Companies collect all kinds of data on potential customers—not just on their personal characteristics, but also on their engagement, behavior, and attitudes. The complaint for this class action alleges that Delta Air Lines, Inc. obtains detailed information through wiretapping, from code embedded in its website that intercepts and records visitors’ actions, in violation the Pennsylvania  Read more

Meta Collection of HIPAA-Protected Information Class Action

Meta Platforms, Inc. has been under repeated investigation for its data-mining practices and its use of the private information of consumers without their consent or even their knowledge. This class action takes issue with a particular instance of this intrusion, that is, Meta’s alleged collection of information from communications between patients and medical providers—information that  Read more

Overstock.com Website Chat Feature Wiretapping CIPA Class Action

Overstock.com, Inc. operates the website of the same name, www.overstock.com, and this class action brings suit against it for violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). According to the complaint, the company (1) wiretaps the communications website visitors have via the website chat feature and (2) lets at least one other party eavesdrop  Read more

LensCrafters Website Chat Feature Wiretapping CIPA Class Action

Luxottica of America, Inc. owns or operates the website, www.lenscrafters.com. The complaint for this class action brings suit against that company, alleging that it has violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) in two ways. The complaint alleges that it (1) wiretaps the communications website visitors have via the company’s website chat feature and  Read more

Cabela’s Session Replay Wiretapping of Website Visitors Pennsylvania Class Action

The complaint for this class action quotes an article in The Economist as saying that the “world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.” Companies want information on consumers, and the complaint alleges that Cabela’s, LLC gets it by an unlawful wiretapping, through embedding code in its website that intercepts and records visitors’  Read more