Second Kochava Privacy Suit Over Geolocation Data Can Proceed

Mobile data broker Kochava Inc. must face a proposed class action alleging it collected and sold the geolocation data of consumers in violation of California consumer-protection law.

The plaintiffs’ allegations that Kochava sold their data without their knowledge or permission was enough to state a claim under the California Data Access and Fraud Act, Judge B. Lynn Winmill of the US District Court for the District of Idaho said Monday.

Winmill rejected Kochava’s argument that the plaintiffs lacked standing to sue in federal court and that their claim of unjust enrichment should be dismissed, but he dismissed their claims under ...