L.A. Times Privacy Arbitration: Is the Paper Sharing Your Data?

Last Updated on January 28, 2026

At A Glance

This Alert Affects:: California residents who subscribed to or had an account with the Los Angeles Times website.
What’s Going On?: Attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe the Los Angeles Times may have violated a California privacy law by collecting and sharing users’ personal information without consent. They’re now gathering affected subscribers to take action via mass arbitration.
What You Can Do: If you are 18 or older, live in California, visited LATimes.com in the past two years, had an account on the website at the time, and also had a Google, LinkedIn or Microsoft account, join others taking action by filling out the form linked below.
What Am I Signing Up For, Exactly?: You are signing up for what’s known as mass arbitration, which takes place outside of court and involves hundreds or thousands of consumers bringing individual arbitration claims against the same company at the same time. Importantly, those who sign up will not be able to participate in a recent L.A. Times class action settlement involving similar claims.
How Much Could I Get?: While there are no guarantees, it's possible that consumers who sign up and take action could be owed $100s.
Does This Cost Anything?: It costs nothing to sign up, and the attorneys will only get paid if they win your claim.

Attorneys working with ClassAction.org are gathering LATimes.com subscribers who live in California to take legal action against the paper over potential privacy violations.

Specifically, they believe the Los Angeles Times may have violated the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) by using tracking software on its website to collect and share users’ personal information with Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft and potentially others. The attorneys suspect that the shared data may include device identifiers, geographic information, IP addresses and other details that were collected without consent and used for advertising purposes.

The L.A. Times recently agreed to settle similar privacy allegations through a $3.85 million class action settlement, but the attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe subscribers could potentially receive a higher payout by signing up for the mass arbitration.

In the past two years, did you:

Live in California
Visit LATimes.com
Have an account with or subscribe to LATimes.com
And have a Google, LinkedIn or Microsoft account?

If so, join others taking action by filling out this quick, secure form.

Importantly, if you sign up for the L.A. Times privacy arbitration, you will give up your right to file a claim in the class action settlement.

Is This a Lawsuit? What Am I Signing Up For, Exactly?

You are not signing up for a lawsuit, but rather a process known as mass arbitration. Like a class action lawsuit, mass arbitration allows a large group of people to take action against a company over an alleged wrongdoing. It involves hundreds or even thousands of individuals filing individual arbitration claims against the same company at the same time over the same issue.

Arbitration is a form of alternative dispute resolution that takes place outside of court before a neutral arbitrator, as opposed to a judge or jury. It is often faster and more cost-effective than pursuing a lawsuit in court.

Since the L.A. Times’ terms of service require users to resolve disputes via arbitration, the attorneys working with ClassAction.org have decided to handle this matter through mass arbitration.

How Much Could I Get from the L.A. Times Privacy Arbitration?

There are no guarantees as to whether your claim will be successful or how much you could get. However, consumers who take action could be owed $100s for potential privacy violations.

How Much Does This Cost?

It costs nothing to sign up, and you’ll only need to pay if the attorneys win money on your behalf. Their payment will come as a percentage of your award.

If they don’t win your claim, you don’t pay.

What to Know About the L.A. Times Class Action Settlement

In March 2024, the Los Angeles Times was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit that claimed the paper used trackers from three advertising technology companies—TripleLift, GumGum and Audiencerate—to secretly collect users’ IP address details without their consent.

The L.A. Times agreed to settle the lawsuit, and a $3.85 million settlement was preliminarily approved on December 19, 2025. The L.A. Times settlement aims to cover all individuals who accessed the L.A. Times website or mobile app in California between January 31, 2023 and December 19, 2025.

If the settlement receives final approval at a May 22, 2026 hearing, the $3.85 million settlement fund will be divided among class members who submitted valid settlement claims, after the deduction of costs associated with settlement administration, service awards and attorneys’ fees and expenses.

According to court documents, the L.A. Times settlement payout per person is estimated to be between $40.32 and $216.63, though the final amount is dependent on how many people file claims.

To learn more about the L.A. Times privacy settlement, you can find the official settlement website at LATimesCIPASettlement.com.

Importantly, those who decide to pursue mass arbitration against the Los Angeles Times will opt out of the class action settlement, meaning they will not receive the benefits of the settlement.

However, the attorneys working with ClassAction.org believe that subscribers who sign up for L.A. Times privacy arbitration could potentially receive a higher payout than the amount available under the settlement.

Sign Up and Take Action

If you live in California, visited LATimes.com within the past two years, had an account with the website at the time, and also had a Google, LinkedIn or Microsoft account, join others signing up for the mass arbitration by filling out this quick, secure form.

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