Consumer Suit Advances Over LiveRamp’s ‘Surveillance Ecosystem’

July 18, 2025, 9:02 PM UTC

Data broker LiveRamp Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it created and sold comprehensive identity profiles of consumers without their consent in violation of state and federal privacy laws.

The plaintiffs adequately pleaded claims of invasion of privacy, unjust enrichment, and violations of the federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act, the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Friday.

Lead plaintiffs Christine Riganian and Donna Spurgeon alleged in an April complaint that LiveRamp tracked their online activities across thousands of websites and combined the resulting information with data drawn from offline ...

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