Technology

October 6, 2020 Instacart face a class action over its alleged refusal to allow a former employee to use paid time off in conjunction with protected medical leave.

September 22, 2020 A Washington resident claims Twitter has used "fraudulent, deceptive, or false means" to obtain users' telephone numbers in order to share such with advertisers.

September 18, 2020 A class action claims Instagram, in contrast to its privacy assurances, has "constantly" accessed users' smartphone cameras while the app is open, and monitored the individuals without consent.

September 17, 2020 A class action alleges fraud detection start-up NS8 laid off more than 200 full-time workers amid an SEC probe without providing mandatory 60 days' advanced notice.

September 4, 2020 Yodlee has secretly collected and sold consumers' highly sensitive, non-public financial information without consent to do so, a class action alleges.

August 28, 2020 A proposed class action alleges Apple has knowingly sold gift cards susceptible to an ongoing scam whereby funds are fraudulently redeemed by third parties.

August 18, 2020 Google faces an antitrust class action alleging “contractual and technological barriers” leave consumers and app developers with no options other than to go through the Google Play Store.

August 13, 2020 A class action claims Facebook has illegally harvested the facial scans of more than 100 million Instagram users, including those protected by an Illinois privacy law.

August 13, 2020 A lawsuit claims the developer behind Brawl Stars and Clash Royale encourages gambling and similarly addictive conduct through the use of “loot boxes” within the games.

August 12, 2020 A class action claims Netflix and Hulu owe franchise payments to Texas municipalities for using broadband wireline facilities located wholly or partly in public rights-of-way.

August 12, 2020 A proposed class action claims iTalk Global Communications unlawfully enrolled consumers in automatic renewal and continuous service subscriptions.

August 10, 2020 A class action claims the Google Home smart speaker listens in on consumers regardless of whether they utter an activation phrase.

August 7, 2020 A class action claims Google has secretly monitored, collected and misused the personal data of millions of Android users to get a leg up on competitors TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

August 3, 2020 A class action claims a malfunction with Charles Schwab's online brokerage system financially harmed those looking to close short positions.

July 31, 2020 An Intel investor claims a drop in stock price is linked to the company’s failure to disclose impending production delays for its 7-nanometer CPU technology.

July 30, 2020 A proposed class action claims Google unlawfully collected Chrome users’ personal data even when they choose not to “sync” the web browser to their Google account.

July 28, 2020 Online dating service Zoosk and its parent co. face a class action over a May 2020 data breach that supposedly compromised the information of more than 30 million users.

July 22, 2020 A New Jersey Uber driver has sued the company over what he claims to be the unfair restriction of vehicles eligible to drive in the better-paying Uber BlackSUV service level.

July 15, 2020 A class action claims four facial recognition heavyweights obtained Illinois residents' facial scans in violation of the state's Biometric Information Privacy Act.

July 15, 2020 No matter what safeguards are put in place, mobile app users cannot prevent Google intercepting, collecting, tracking and selling for profit their browsing histories and internet activity.

July 14, 2020 LinkedIn faces a class action after a report surfaced that the social media company's app reads the contents of iPhone and iPad users' universal clipboards without consent.

July 10, 2020 A class action claims 10 property management companies "routinely and deliberately" prevented those 50 and older from viewing Facebook ads for rental properties in the Washington D.C. metro area.

July 8, 2020 A class action claims Credit Sesame has falsely advertised via email that consumers are pre-approved for credit cards and could apply without harming their credit.

June 30, 2020 A class action alleges the company behind the Weather Channel app has secretly collected, stored and profited from users' precise geolocation data for years.

June 25, 2020 A class action claims Matterport, Inc. has fraudulently misrepresented the supposedly “lucrative” nature of the 3D camera industry to those who bought into the company as sellers.

June 17, 2020 Google and Alphabet face a class action claiming the companies misleadingly advertised and sold a Pine-Sol product capable of "killing 99.9% of germs."

June 5, 2020 Google and Alphabet face a class action that alleges internet users are effectively powerless against the companies' data collection and tracking practices.

June 4, 2020 A UC Santa Barbara educator alleges Zoom's privacy failings allowed an intruder to hijack a webinar with roughly 400 participants and display pornographic footage.

June 4, 2020 Wishbone app maker Mammoth Media faces a class action over a data breach affecting roughly 40 million users.

June 3, 2020 A class action claims Western Digital's WD Red NAS hard drives are unsuitable for their intended use and put user data at great risk.

May 29, 2020 A proposed class action claims the Pocket Juice portable power banks sold by Tzumi Electronics LLC fail to deliver the advertised amount of power.

May 19, 2020 A class action claims HP has concealed from consumers that its OfficeJet printers are designed to use color ink even while printing in black and white.

May 14, 2020 A San Francisco church alleges Zoom's privacy shortcomings allowed an intruder to display pornographic footage during an online bible-study class.

May 12, 2020 Grubhub has falsely advertised on its delivery platform that non-partner restaurants are closed or not accepting orders during the COVID-19 crisis, a lawsuit claims.

May 8, 2020 Consumers claim Apple's collection of facial geometries through its Photos app violates Illinois biometric privacy law.

May 6, 2020 A class action says Plaid has obtained and exploited the bank account login credentials and transaction histories of hundreds of millions of fintech app users.

May 5, 2020 A class action alleges TikTok's practice of scanning users' faces without consent violates the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act.

April 30, 2020 Zoom is the subject of yet another proposed class action centered on a number of privacy vulnerabilities with the video conferencing platform.

April 22, 2020 GrubHub, Uber Eats, Postmates and DoorDash face a class action lawsuit alleging the online meal delivery companies have a monopoly that harms consumers and restaurants.

April 16, 2020 A New York City Lyft driver claims the company has gone against its own contracts by restricting app access for those who log fewer than 180 rides in a 30-day span.

April 10, 2020 Zoom Video Communications faces a securities class action that alleges investors and stock prices have taken a hit due to a barrage of privacy and security issues with the video conferencing platform.

March 18, 2020 A Massachusetts parent has filed a class action against Google and YouTube over the companies' alleged collection of personalized data of children under 13 years old for advertising purposes.

March 18, 2020 A class action alleges California Uber drivers are misclassified as independent contractors and thusly deprived of paid sick leave.

March 16, 2020 A class action alleges Facebook falls far short in providing help for content moderators experiencing psychological trauma related to viewing graphic images and videos.

March 12, 2020 Robinhood faces another class action over the March 2-3 outage that prevented users from accessing the company's securities brokerage platform.

January 30, 2020 IBM faces a class action that alleges the company collected, stored and shared with third parties facial scans of more than one million people featured in Flickr photos.

December 17, 2019 A group of major tech companies faces a class action lawsuit that alleges they've knowingly benefitted from cobalt mined in part by children in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

October 30, 2019 A consumer has filed a class action against Uber over the company's alleged practice of charging a fee in the event a driver cancels a ride.

September 23, 2019 A class action alleges Vimeo has scanned and stored facial templates of Illinois consumers who appear in photos and videos uploaded to its Magisto app without following BIPA regulations.

September 13, 2019 Uber faces a driver misclassification class action in the wake of the California legislature's passage of a new labor bill.