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Data Privacy

May 12, 2026

Judge allows Meta privacy claims over Android tracking allegations to proceed

A federal judge has allowed most privacy claims against Meta to proceed in a class action alleging the company secretly links users' Android browsing activity to their social media profiles through hidden tracking methods.

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin allowed privacy claims against Meta to proceed based on allegations the company links users' Android browsing data to their social media accounts.

Meta's advertising business, which includes the Meta Pixel product used by third parties, compiles data from pixel tracking into a profile of each customer. The plaintiffs -- represented by Milberg PLLC, Bursor & Fisher PA, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP and Ahdoot & Wolfson PC...

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