Patrick Calhoun, et al v. Google LLC

  1. August 20, 2024

    9th Circ. Revives Google Chrome Users' Data Privacy Suit

    The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday reversed the dismissal of a proposed class action accusing Google of surreptitiously collecting Chrome users' data, finding that the lower court had relied on the incorrect standard in determining whether a "reasonable" consumer would think they had consented to the disputed practice.

  2. July 19, 2024

    9th Circ. Judge Open To Reversing Google's Privacy Win

    A Ninth Circuit judge appeared receptive Friday to reversing Google's summary judgment win in Chrome users' proposed privacy class action, telling Google's counsel that the standard is what a reasonable consumer would expect and "you have a much higher opinion of the average intelligence of the computer user than I."

  3. January 31, 2023

    Google, Users Grapple At 9th Circ. Over Preserving Data

    A proposed class of Chrome web browser users accusing Google of collecting their personal data without consent have urged the Ninth Circuit not to send the case back to a district court, where the tech giant is seeking relief from preserving what it calls "an enormous and ever-growing" amount of U.S. users' data.