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Technology,
Civil Litigation

Jun. 11, 2021

Judge leans to YouTube’s preemption defense in child data gathering suit

Proposed class action alleges the company deceptively gathered children’s data for targeted marketing.

U.S. Judge Beth L. Freeman of the Northern District of California

A federal judge in San Jose said she mostly agreed with YouTube LLC's preemption defense Thursday during a hearing on a motion to dismiss a proposed class action alleging the company deceptively gathered children's data for targeted marketing.

U.S. District JudgeBeth L. Freeman said while Congress has already deemed it illegal, the type of data collection of children u...

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