wiretapping

TikTok Collection of Information Practices Class Action

TikTok, Inc. (formerly known as Musical.ly, Inc.) offers the enormously popular TikTok app, with more than 100 million monthly active users in the US and 1.5 billion worldwide. But the complaint for this class action brings suit against TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, Inc., alleging that the companies use an in-app browser to intercept  Read more

Facebook Pixel Collects Tax Filing Information Class Action

While this class action is yet another against Meta Platforms, Inc. that takes issue with the collection of information by its Facebook Pixel tracking tool, it highlights an area of alleged information collection that is even more concerning: tax preparation. The complaint alleges the Pixel “is being improperly used on the websites of financial services  Read more

TikTok Wiretapping of Users Through In-App Browser Class Action

This class action brings suit against two related companies—TikTok, Inc. (formerly known as Musical.ly, Inc.) and ByteDance, Inc.—claiming that they “surreptitiously intercept[] the private electronic communications of users of Tiktok’s social media application” through the use of an in-app browser. The complaint claims that the browser tracks users’ actions and communications at third-party websites, without  Read more

TikTok, ByteDance Session Replay Code and In-App Browser Class Action

This class action alleges that the companies TikTok, Inc. and ByteDance, Inc. use Session Replay Code to intercept and record the actions and information of TikTok users when they go from the app to another website, by causing the users to make use of an in-app browser rather than their regular browsers. The complaint alleges  Read more

TikTok, ByteDance Surreptitious Data Gathering Class Action

Privacy is of increasing concern as websites track consumers to gain information that can be used for advertising or other purposes. But the complaint for this class action brings suit against TikTok, Inc. and its parent company, ByteDance, Inc., alleging that the danger of data gathering is heightened when it is done without notice and  Read more

Noom Wiretapping of Website Visitors Pennsylvania Class Action

Information is now the most-desired resource in the world, and companies have begun collecting all kinds of information on consumers—not just on their personal characteristics, but also on their engagement, behavior, and attitudes. The complaint for this class action alleges that Noom, Inc. gets detailed information through wiretapping, using Session Replay Code embedded in its  Read more

ESPN Website Wiretaps Visitors with Oracle’s BlueKai Pennsylvania Class Action

The ESPN.com website is owned by the Walt Disney Company. The complaint for this class action alleges that Disney wiretaps the communications of the website’s visitors, with the help of Oracle America, Inc.’s BlueKai Pixel. BlueKai, the complaint claims, intercepts and records information about visitors and the moves they make at the website, in violation  Read more

Eufy Home Cameras Misleading Privacy and Security Claims Class Action

Eufy home security cameras appear to have been pitched to consumers who value the privacy and security of their images and information, but the complaint for this class action alleges that the companies responsible for them falsely represented their operations. The complaint brings suit against Anker Innovations Limited, Anker Technology Corporation, and Fantasia Trading, LLC,  Read more

American Airlines Wiretapping of Website Visitor Communications Class Action

According to the complaint for this class action, American Airlines, Inc. uses session replay technology that wiretaps the communications of visitors to its website. This, the complaint alleges, is a violation of both the federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA).  Read more

Ulta Salon Wiretapping of Website Visitor Communications Class Action

Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. wiretaps the communications of visitors to its website, says the complaint for this class action, through the use of Session Replay software. The complaint alleges the company has violated both the federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) in using this technology at its website,  Read more