TikTok Users Advance Suit Over In-App Browser’s Data Collection

TikTok Inc. must face most claims of a proposed class action alleging it illegally collected the private information of users through an in-app browser allowing users to follow links to advertisers and points of sale.

The plaintiffs alleged concrete injuries sufficient to establish their standing to sue in federal court, and provided enough facts at the pleading stage to state claims of unjust enrichment and violations of the Federal Wiretap Act, state wiretapping and eavesdropping laws, and state unfair competition laws, Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois said Tuesday.

The ruling ...