The lawsuit was filed in June by three plaintiffs alleging that Google hoovers up user data through Google Analytics, Google Ad Manager and other applications and website plug-ins, including smartphone apps, regardless of whether users click on Google-supported ads.
v Google LLC Et Al.A judge in California has ruled that Google must face a class action lawsuit alleging that it secretly tracks the online activity of Chrome users even when they're using the browser in its privacy-oriented Incognito mode (via Bloomberg). Google said it disputed the claims and would defend itself against them. In June, Boies Schiller Flexner sued Google for $5 billion for allegedly tracking people's internet use, even when their browsers were set to incognito mode. In other words, Google aggressively tracks what consumers browse, see, create, and share online when using the apps installed on their mobile devices." According to the suit, "Through Firebase SDK, Google can 'og the user's interactions with the app, including viewing content, creating new content, or sharing content.'. The complaint alleges Google tracks and collects users' app activity through Firebase, a suite of software tools that app makers use to store data, send notifications and ads, and track glitches and clicks. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, alleges that Google violates wiretapping and privacy laws by tracking what users look at in various apps, even after they turn off Web & App Activity tracking in their Google account settings. Google didn't immediately respond to a request for comment. Last month, the firm filed another suit related to privacy in Google's Chrome browser.
The firm has represented competitors to Google, including Facebook and Oracle, according to Reuters. The lawsuit, which seeks class-action status, was filed by law firm Boies Schiller Flexner on behalf of several individuals.
A lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges Google tracks user activity through hundreds of thousands of apps, even after people opt out of sharing information.
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