Google Inc. Cookie Placement Consumer Privacy Litigation
The causation theory is based on Google's alleged technical circumvention of browser privacy controls, such as exploiting vulnerabilities in Safari and Internet Explorer, to place tracking cookies without user consent. This enabled persistent user tracking across websites, violating privacy rights and laws. Technical analyses indicate that Google's methods involved exploiting browser security flaws and employing covert tracking techniques that users could not easily detect or prevent.
26
Pending actions
26
Total actions filed
Active
Status
06/12/2012
Established
Who qualifies
Plaintiffs qualified if they used browsers such as Safari or Internet Explorer during the class period of 2011-2012, when Google allegedly circumvented privacy settings to place cookies and track users without consent. The class period for the settlement was primarily from September 12, 2016, to the final approval in 2023, but the broader alleged violations occurred from 2011 to 2012.
Products involved
- Google cookies
- tracking technologies
Alleged injuries
- privacy violations
- unauthorized data collection
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