Privacy and tracking class actions.
Apps, sites, and devices that collected or shared data without consent.
Lawsuits and investigations
- Lawsuit filedAmazon Alexa Privacy Lawsuit: Recordings, Voice ID, and Where the Cases Stand
As of September 2026, Garner v. Amazon continues in Seattle after a March 31, 2026 ruling dismissed the certified consumer protection class, and an Illinois Voice ID class of about 1.2 million users was certified in November 2025. There is no settlement and nothing to file yet.
- Lawsuit filedApple AirTag Stalking Lawsuit: Who Qualifies After the Class Action Was Denied
As of September 2026, class certification in Hughes v. Apple was denied in March 2026, stalking victims have filed individual suits in about 19 federal districts, Apple has settled about 20 cases, and a request to centralize the rest as MDL No. 3199 was argued on September 24, 2026.
- Lawsuit filedGoogle and Gmail Class Action Lawsuits: Verdicts, Settlements, and Open Cases
As of September 2026, Google faces a $425.7 million jury verdict in Rodriguez v. Google that it says it will appeal, the Gmail Gemini case was dismissed with leave to amend on July 7, 2026, and the Google Assistant and Google Play children's privacy settlements are awaiting or past final approval.
- SettledHealth App Data Sharing Lawsuits: Flo, Natural Cycles, and MyChart Pixel Claims
As of September 2026, the $59.5 million Flo settlement with Google, Flo, and Flurry is open for claims through October 15, 2026 with final approval set for October 29, 2026; a jury found Meta liable in the same case in August 2025, while the Natural Cycles suit and many hospital MyChart pixel cases remain pending.
- Lawsuit filedHome Depot Privacy Lawsuit: License Plate Cameras, Face Scanning, and Customer Data
As of September 2026, McGinity v. The Home Depot, Inc. and Schmierer v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (N.D. Cal.) over license plate cameras and Wright v. The Home Depot, Inc. (E.D. Va.) over customer data are pending with no settlement; a 2025 self-checkout face scanning suit was dropped.
- Lawsuit filedBIPA Lawsuit: Illinois Biometric Privacy Claims for Fingerprint and Face Scans
As of September 2026, BIPA class actions continue to be filed and settled in Illinois and federal courts; after the August 2, 2024 amendment, which the Seventh Circuit applied retroactively on April 1, 2026, each person can recover at most once per collection method.
- Lawsuit filedTemu Class Action Lawsuit: Privacy Claims, State Suits, and Arbitration
As of September 2026, at least six state attorneys general have pending lawsuits against Temu, a new California privacy class action is pending, and there is no approved consumer settlement or claim form.
- Consolidated (MDL)TikTok Class Action Lawsuit: Children's Data, Privacy Claims, and Settlements
As of September 2026, In re TikTok, Inc., Minor Privacy Litigation (MDL No. 3144, C.D. Cal.) is in discovery before Judge George H. Wu after most claims survived dismissal; the separate $400 million DOJ children's privacy settlement is under court review, and the $92 million class settlement closed to claims in 2022.
- Lawsuit filedYahoo Tracking Class Action: ConnectID Email-Based Tracking Lawsuit
As of September 2026, Baker v. Yahoo Inc., No. 1:25-cv-02797 (S.D.N.Y.), which absorbed Caplan v. Yahoo Inc., is at the pleading stage before Judge Denise L. Cote with Yahoo's motion to compel arbitration pending; there is no settlement or claim form.
Settlements
- Paid outPrivacy and trackingTikTok data privacy · $92 million
Court-cited estimates at final approval: about $27.19 per Nationwide Class claimant and about $163.13 per Illinois Subclass claimant (6 shares instead of 1)
Deadline: Mar 1, 2022No proof
- Paid outPrivacy and trackingSnapchat Illinois biometric privacy (BIPA) · $35 million
Equal pro rata share of the net fund; claimants reported receiving $16.35 each when payments went out in January 2023
Deadline: Nov 5, 2022No proof
- Paid outPrivacy and trackingFacebook user privacy · $725 million
First distribution averaged about $29 (September 2025); a smaller second distribution of uncashed funds began June 9, 2026 for claimants who cashed their first payment
Deadline: Aug 25, 2023No proof
- Payments going outPrivacy and trackingApple Siri privacy (Lopez v. Apple) · $95 million
Pro rata share capped at $20 per Siri device, up to 5 devices; the administrator estimated about $8.00 per device, and reported payments were about $8.02 per device (up to about $40.10 for five)
Deadline: Jul 2, 2025Proof optional
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingHenry Ford Health MyChart privacy · $15 per valid claim (no fixed fund)
$15 cash per valid claim, plus a code for Privacy Shield Pro for every class member
Deadline: Aug 25, 2025No proof
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingCostco Washington marketing emails · $14 million
Equal share of the net fund for each valid claim after fees, costs, and a service award; no per-person estimate published
Deadline: Aug 24, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingGoogle Assistant privacy · $68 million
4 points per Google-made device (up to 3 devices) and 1 point for privacy class members; administrator estimates about $8 to $20 per point, so roughly $32 to $80 for one device and $8 to $20 for a privacy-only claim
Deadline: Aug 27, 2026Proof required
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingGoogle Play children's privacy (AdMob) · $8.25 million
Pro rata share of the net fund per valid claim, one claim per class member; amount unknown and depends on the number of valid claims
Deadline: Sep 14, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingEuropean Wax Center website tracking · Up to $5 million
Up to $10 per valid claim, reduced pro rata if approved claims exceed the available funds
Deadline: Sep 25, 2026No proof
- Claim deadline passedPrivacy and trackingAtrium Health patient portal pixel · Up to $1.8 million
Group 1 (used the portal January 1, 2015 to July 31, 2019): equal share of the $1.5 million fund after fees and costs. Group 2 (had an account through April 10, 2024 but did not use it in the Group 1 window): up to $10, from a separate $300,000 pool.
Deadline: Sep 28, 2026No proof
- Closing in 3 daysPrivacy and trackingFlo period app data sharing · $59.5 million
Pro rata share; class counsel estimates an average of about $31.94 at a 10% claims rate or $12.69 at 25%; California Subclass members get twice the standard share
Deadline: Oct 15, 2026No proof
- Closing in 14 daysPrivacy and trackingTED video privacy (VPPA) · $350,000 cash fund
Two free months of TED Membership (valued at about $10) automatically, or a $5 cash payment by claim form, reduced pro rata if claims exceed the $350,000 cap
Deadline: Oct 26, 2026No proof