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# Berman v. Forbes Media: website trackers

Visitors alleged that Forbes shared IP addresses and unique identifiers with third parties through website trackers without consent. Forbes denies wrongdoing. The proposed settlement fund is $10 million.

US District Court, Northern District of California · CIPA §638.51 and UCL

- Case record
- What this record establishes
- Checks for your own systems
- Sources and limits

## Case record

| Fact | Record |
| --- | --- |
| Authority or court | US District Court, Northern District of California |
| Law or issue | CIPA §638.51 and UCL |
| Procedural record | Proposed settlement; final hearing scheduled for 2 December 2026 |
| Amount | US$10,000,000 · Proposed settlement fund |
| Source reviewed | 16 October 2026 |

[Settlement source](https://www.mediasitetrackersettlement.com/)

## What this record establishes

A settlement notice, party agreement or approval order does not establish liability after a trial. Where final approval, appeal resolution or payment is not established by the cited record, this page says so. A scheduled hearing and a proposed fund are not an award or proof of payment.

## Checks for your own systems

Inth’s technical interpretation: use this case to choose what evidence to collect in your own implementation. These checks are not instructions issued by the court or regulator.

- Record the IP addresses, device attributes and identifiers actually transmitted to each destination.
- Distinguish routing metadata, fingerprinting inputs and message contents in the evidence.
- Repeat captures before a choice, after refusal and after navigation.

> **Limits of technical evidence**
> A browser capture can show a transfer. It cannot establish every server operation, the terms of a contract or whether a law applies. Compare observed behaviour with the relevant disclosures and legal assessment.

## Sources and limits

[Settlement source](https://www.mediasitetrackersettlement.com/)

Source review: 16 October 2026. This record covers the cited source and procedural stage. It does not audit the organisation’s present implementation or establish every later legal development.

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