US federal wiretap claims outpace CIPA as tracking settlements top $1.4bn
By Maria Dinzeo ( October 6, 2026, 23:41 GMT | Insight) -- A new analysis from Privado AI projects more than $1.4 billion in website and app tracking class-action settlements this year, as federal wiretap claims outpace CIPA in prevalence and healthcare companies account for nearly two-thirds of settlements.Lawsuits alleging that tracking technologies on websites and apps were used to share consumers' personal data without consent are projected to generate more than $1.4 billion in class-action settlements this year, with the federal Wiretap Act figuring in more settlements than the widely feared California Invasion of Privacy Act....
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