Data breaches have become a serious issue for businesses, leading to numerous putative class action lawsuits alleging that the defendants failed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure of personally identifiable information or protected health information of their employees or customers.

Businesses continue to be subjected to a steady stream of consumer class action lawsuits alleging improper collection or disclosure of information from their websites. A variety of laws and legal claims are used to support the suits. Some lawsuits assert violation of laws that are not particularly cutting edge, such as the Video Privacy Protection Act, or cite to non-disclosed use of more modern technology such as tracking pixels. In many of the lawsuits, both types of claims are asserted.