Google Privacy Class Action
Court:
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Class Members:
If you have used Google services or visited websites containing Google Ads or Google Analytics, you may be a member of the proposed class. Please contact us if you have questions about the proposed class definition.
Co-counsel:
Foreman & Company is working in concert with Camp Fiorante Matthews Mogerman LLP, Branch Macmaster LLP, Arvay Finaly LLP and Greg McMullen Law in British Columbia and Belleau Lapointe s.e.n.c.r.l. in Québec (collectively “Class Counsel”) to prosecute these matters on a national basis.
The content of this page has not been approved by the Court nor does it constitute legal advice. It is for the purpose of providing general information only.
Case Contacts
This action involves Google’s alleged collection of personal information from Canadians using Google services including visiting websites that host Google Ads and Google Analytics. It alleges that Google trespasses on class members’ devices by sending instructional code to their computers, tablets, or smartphones when using Google services or when visiting host sites. That code allegedly executes instructions that cause users’ computers or smartphones to secretly compile and send users’ personal information to Google, which can include, among other personal details, their name, gender, and location, the terms they’ve typed into Google, their IP address, the device they’re using, and the site they’re visiting. This results in a depiction that allegedly includes sensitive personal details such as marital and parental status, income bracket, and sexual orientation, among others.
Google allegedly uses this personal information to generate profiles of almost all internet users so they can target advertising, without the users’ knowledge or consent. Google’s alleged actions violate Canadian privacy, consumer and competition laws.
To see a sampling of the personal information the claim alleges Google is alleged to have collected without valid consent, account holders can visit Google’s Ad Settings.
Case Status
This matter has been filed in Toronto, Ontario. At this time, the litigation is primarily proceeding out of British Columbia and Québec, and the Ontario Action is temporarily stayed.
The Québec Action was authorized to proceed as a class proceeding by Justice Bisson on June 26, 2022.
The certification motion in the BC Action has not yet been scheduled.
Further information will be posted as this matter proceeds.
Who Represents Me?
Inquiries should be directed to:
Email:
classactions@foremancompany.com
Phone:
Kassandra Gauld - 519.914.1175 x 106
Mail:
Foreman & Company
Attention: Jonathan J. Foreman
4 Covent Market Pl
London, ON N6A 1E2