BW INSIGHTS

CIPA Shakedown Letters: What Every Business with a Website Needs to Know

Businesses across the country are receiving demand letters alleging that their websites violate California’s decades-old wiretapping law -- the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), Cal. Penal Code §§ 630–638. The CIPA was enacted in 1967 to address phone and telegraph wiretapping. California plaintiffs’ attorneys and pro se litigants are now... Read More

FTC's "Click-to-Cancel" Rule Vacated Days Before Going Into Effect: What Businesses Need to Know

The countdown to July 14, 2025, was nearly over—but now, the FTC’s proposed “click-to-cancel” rule was invalidated less than a week before its “go live” date. This surprising turn of events is a win for companies who do business using subscription models and a loss for consumers who want easier ways to cancel them. On October 16, 2024, the FTC... Read More

Iowa Cybersecurity Breach Affirmative Defenses

Data security incidents are so commonplace that it is really a matter of when—not if—a business will be impacted. The Iowa Legislature recently provided a bit of good news for businesses grappling with protecting against cyber-attacks and attempting to comply with the myriad of applicable laws and regulations. Iowa Code Chapter 554G, Tort... Read More

Leading Through Chaos

I recently had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion on “Leading through Chaos” with Dawn Buzynski of Strategic America and Vince Newendorp of Vermeer. Little did any of us know that about two weeks later the stock market would crater, a global pandemic would cause most of the nation to be placed on lock-down, and vast business... Read More