The plaintiffs alleged concrete injuries sufficient to establish their standing to sue in federal court and provided facts to state claims of unjust enrichment and violations of the Federal Wiretap Act.
Judge Pallmeyer's ruling allows claims against TikTok regarding its in-app browser's data-collection practices, stating they provided enough context to pursue assertions under wiretap and unfair competition laws.
Research published in August 2022 by Felix Krause unveiled privacy risks associated with TikTok's in-app browser, leading to a subsequent wave of lawsuits across the country.
The in-app browser allegedly injects JavaScript code into third-party websites to track users' interactions, raising significant privacy concerns regarding data collection methods employed by TikTok.
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