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Rachel Bercovitz

Rachel Bercovitz is an associate in the firm’s Washington, DC office, where she is a member of the Litigation and Data Privacy and Cybersecurity groups. She maintains an active pro bono practice, with a particular focus on gun violence prevention.

Last month, a New Jersey federal judge applied Third Circuit precedent to hold that the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) does not impose liability for commonplace use of website marketing/analytics pixels under the well-established party exception.  Cole v. Quest Diagnostics, Inc., 2025 WL 88703 (D.N.J. Jan. 14, 2025).Continue Reading New Jersey Court Applies CIPA’s Party Exception to Pixel Wiretap Complaint

On August 24, 2022, the California Office of Attorney General (OAG) published a summary of 13 CCPA investigations, “illustrative” of situations in which notices of alleged noncompliance were sent and remedial measures were implemented.  Note that the CCPA’s mandatory notice-and-cure period will expire on January 1, 2023.  Following that, the California Privacy Protection Agency will have the discretion to grant cure periods.Continue Reading California’s Office of the Attorney General Posts 13 New CCPA Investigations