 This was a formidable task since no law firms had litigated cases involving the computer technology inherent within the exchange of user data between third-party affiliated entities; thus there was no case precedent, no "blueprint" to follow.Earlier cases, such as the double-click "cookie" case in 2001, had relied on using a wiretap statute, the Electronic Communication Privacy Act ("ECPA").While a plausible allegation, it was a weak allegation since the website user had granted such permissible use within the website's term of service ("TOS").