Google Must Face Revived Children’s Privacy Rights Class Claims

Google LLC must face a proposed class action accusing it of using persistent identifiers to collect and track children’s online behavior without their consent, after the Ninth Circuit reversed a trial court’s decision dismissing the suit.

A class of children, appearing through their guardians, brought the suit, alleging that Google’s behavior violated state privacy and consumer rights laws. The US District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed the suit in Aug. 2021, finding that the claims were preempted by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act.

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit reversed the dismissal Wednesday, ...