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Popa v. Microsoft

The Ninth Circuit rejected federal standing for the session-replay allegations about a retail website. The opinion distinguishes ordinary browsing activity from information with greater privacy sensitivity.

US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Washington privacy and Article III standing

Case record

Authority or court
US Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law or issue
Washington privacy and Article III standing
Case number
24-14
Procedural record
Standing dismissal affirmed
Opinion or order
26 August 2025
Source reviewed
16 October 2026

What this record establishes

This page describes the cited opinion or order. A dismissal, pleading decision, standing ruling or jurisdiction decision has a different scope from a merits judgment. Later proceedings and appeals may change the position. Unpublished and nonprecedential decisions are identified in the status where applicable.

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.

  • Map every session-replay and chat vendor, including embedded frames and server relays.
  • Compare what the site receives with what each vendor can receive, read, retain and use independently.
  • Record the consent state and the timing of each captured message or field.

Sources and limits

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.