Data Privacy
Jan. 13, 2025
Judge: Pen register restrictions not isolated to telephonic surveillance
U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner declined Autotrader attorneys' argument that that a claim related to a restriction of the use of pen registers without consent under California Penal Code, Section 638.51 was restricted to telephone communications.
A putative class action that uses California's wiretapping law to challenge alleged unlawful online tracking software was kept alive by a federal judge in Los Angeles after he found sections of the invasion of privacy statute were not limited to just telephonic surveillance.
In an order on Thursday, U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner allowed the case against Autotrader, an online vehicle marketplace, to move forward after declining the company's argument that a claim rel...
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