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(max-width:600px){#dt-page .tcta h2{font-size:23px;}#dt-page .tcta-more{grid-template-columns:1fr;}#dt-page .tcta-btn{width:100%;justify-content:center;}}#dt-page .definition .def-text{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;}<\/style><div id=\"dt-page\" class=\"dt-page\"><main> <section class=\"ew-head\"><div class=\"wrap\"><nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/datatrue.com\/en\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/datatrue.com\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/\">Enforcement Watch<\/a><\/li><li><span aria-current=\"page\">LA Times<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><div class=\"head-grid hv2 case-hero\"><div class=\"head-title\"><h1>The LA Times CIPA settlement: website trackers and a $3.85M class action (2026)<\/h1><div class=\"ew-meta\"><span class=\"enf enf-private\" data-enforcer=\"private\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"2.1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"6\" r=\"1.7\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><path d=\"M1.8 13.2c.4-2.3 1.9-3.6 3.7-3.6s3.3 1.3 3.7 3.6M9.4 9.8c.5-.3 1-.4 1.6-.4 1.5 0 2.7 1.1 3 3\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Private litigation (CIPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"ew-updated\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><rect height=\"11\" rx=\"2\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" width=\"12\" x=\"2\" y=\"3\"><\/rect><path d=\"M2 6.5h12M5.5 1.8v2.4M10.5 1.8v2.4\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.5\"><\/path><\/svg>Last updated <time datetime=\"2026-09-22\">September 22, 2026<\/time><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"head-media\"><div aria-labelledby=\"glance\" class=\"case-aside\"><section class=\"factbox\"><h2 id=\"glance\">At a glance<\/h2><dl><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Brought by<\/dt><dd><span class=\"enf enf-private\" data-enforcer=\"private\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"2.1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"6\" r=\"1.7\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><path d=\"M1.8 13.2c.4-2.3 1.9-3.6 3.7-3.6s3.3 1.3 3.7 3.6M9.4 9.8c.5-.3 1-.4 1.6-.4 1.5 0 2.7 1.1 3 3\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Private litigation (CIPA)<\/span><\/span><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Company<\/dt><dd>Los Angeles Times<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Sector<\/dt><dd>News publishing<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Law<\/dt><dd>CIPA (California wiretap law)<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Amount<\/dt><dd class=\"amt\"><span class=\"amt-v\">$3.85M, under appeal<\/span><\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Date<\/dt><dd>Final approval Jun 26, 2026<\/dd><\/div><div class=\"fact-row\"><dt>Status<\/dt><dd>Final approval, under appeal<\/dd><\/div><\/dl><\/section><\/div><\/div><div class=\"head-rest\"><div class=\"head-lead\"><div class=\"definition no-glyph\" id=\"definition\"><p class=\"def-kicker\">Summary<\/p><p class=\"def-text\">A private class action alleged that three advertising trackers on the <strong>LA Times<\/strong> site collected visitors&#8217; information without consent, under California&#8217;s Invasion of Privacy Act. It reached a $3.85 million settlement, which received final approval in June 2026. An objector has appealed to the Ninth Circuit. Private plaintiffs brought this, and no government regulator was involved.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"case-layout no-aside\"><div class=\"case-main\"><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>What happened<\/h2><p>The case is Mirmalek v. Los Angeles Times Communications LLC, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The trackers at issue ran on the LA Times site and app.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>The mechanism<\/h2><p>The claim named the TripleLift, GumGum, and Audiencerate trackers, and used CIPA&#8217;s &#8220;pen register&#8221; theory: that the trackers captured device and routing identifiers as visitors arrived, without permission.<\/p><figure class=\"r1-fig r1-diagram\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/D03.png\" alt=\"A tracker builds a request with the page, referrer and a cookie ID as the page loads, and sends it to a third-party server.\" width=\"960\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption>The claim&#x27;s pen-register theory: that the trackers captured device and routing identifiers as visitors arrived, without permission.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Why it was preventable<\/h2><p>Which third-party trackers load, and when, is exactly what a coverage scan reports. Knowing that TripleLift, GumGum, and Audiencerate were collecting data before consent is the kind of finding that lets a team act before a filing.<\/p><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\" data-quote=\"verbatim\"><h2>In the lawsuit&#8217;s words<\/h2><figure class=\"quote-verbatim\"><p>The lawsuit alleged the defendant <span class=\"said\">&#8220;installed and used three trackers &#8230; on Website visitors&#8217; internet browsers, without consent and in violation of Section 638.51(a) of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (&#8216;CIPA&#8217;).&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/figure><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Timeline<\/h2><ol class=\"timeline\"><li><span class=\"tl-date\">Jan 2023 to Dec 2025<\/span><span class=\"tl-text\">class period.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tl-date\">Jun 26, 2026<\/span><span class=\"tl-text\">final approval.<\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"tl-date\">Aug 3, 2026<\/span><span class=\"tl-text\">notice of appeal filed by an objector (Ninth Circuit No. 26-5450).<\/span><\/li><\/ol><\/section><section class=\"art-sec\"><h2>Source<\/h2><div class=\"source-cite\"><span class=\"src-ico\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\"><path d=\"M4 1.8h5.2L12.5 5v9.2H4z\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"><\/path><path d=\"M9 1.8V5.2h3.4M6 8.2h4.5M6 10.7h4.5\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><div><p>Official settlement site <a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/latimescipasettlement.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">latimescipasettlement.com<\/a>; docket N.D. Cal. 3:24-cv-01797.<\/p><span class=\"src-domain\">latimescipasettlement.com<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><section class=\"ew-sec rule\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h2 id=\"faq\">Questions<\/h2><div class=\"faq-list\"><details class=\"faq-item\" open=\"\"><summary>Was this a government fine?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">No. Private plaintiffs brought this class action under California&#8217;s Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), and no government regulator was involved. The $3.85 million is a settlement fund.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>What is the &#8220;pen register&#8221; theory?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">It is the argument that a website&#8217;s trackers captured device and routing identifiers as visitors arrived, without permission.<\/p><\/details><details class=\"faq-item\"><summary>Is the settlement final?<\/summary><p class=\"faq-a\">The court granted final approval on June 26, 2026, and an objector has appealed to the Ninth Circuit (No. 26-5450). Check the official settlement site for payment timing.<\/p><\/details><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"ew-sec tint\"><div class=\"wrap\"><h2 id=\"related\">Related cases<\/h2><div class=\"card-grid\" style=\"margin-top:20px\"><article class=\"ew-case-card\"><div class=\"cc-top\"><span class=\"enf enf-private\" data-enforcer=\"private\"><svg viewBox=\"0 0 16 16\" fill=\"none\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><circle cx=\"5.5\" cy=\"5.5\" r=\"2.1\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><circle cx=\"11\" cy=\"6\" r=\"1.7\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\"\/><path d=\"M1.8 13.2c.4-2.3 1.9-3.6 3.7-3.6s3.3 1.3 3.7 3.6M9.4 9.8c.5-.3 1-.4 1.6-.4 1.5 0 2.7 1.1 3 3\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.4\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/><\/svg><span>Private litigation (CIPA)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"cc-date\">Jul 20, 2026 (order)<\/span><\/div><div class=\"cc-amt\">No amount (prefiling order)<\/div><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/datatrue.com\/en\/resources\/enforcement-watch\/cipa-serial-filer-lawsuits-2026\/\">The CIPA serial-filer wave<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"cc-mech\">Serial CIPA filer declared vexatious (at least 29 proceedings since 2021)<\/p><\/article><\/div><\/div><\/section><section class=\"tcta-band\"><div class=\"wrap\"><div class=\"tcta\"> <div class=\"tcta-copy\"><span class=\"eyebrow on-dark\"><span class=\"dot\"><\/span>30-day free trial<\/span><h2>See what your tags send before it becomes a case<\/h2><p class=\"tcta-sub\">DataTrue runs real journeys on your site in each consent state and reads what each tag sends, field by field. 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