A recent federal court decision highlights the power of online terms and conditions, and how “choice-of-law” clauses can dramatically influence privacy litigation. In Crowell v. Audible, a Seattle judge dismissed a proposed class action alleging that Audible unlawfully shared its California customers’ browsing and listening data with Meta, finding that the case must proceed
Washington State
Re: Watch What You Say Here
By Roma Patel on
Posted in Enforcement + Litigation
The Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA) is a Washington State law that prohibits sending state residents a commercial email misrepresenting the sender’s identity. A commercial email promotes real property, goods, or services for sale or lease. A recent Washington Supreme Court opinion held that this prohibition includes the use of any false or misleading information…