Judge: Class Claims Over YouTube’s Data Collection Preempted By Privacy Law

Mealey's (January 14, 2021, 8:01 PM EST) -- SAN JOSE, Calif. — A group of parents suing YouTube LLC and Google LLC (Google, collectively) for the unauthorized collection of children’s personal data failed to allege any claims that are not regulated by the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), a California federal judge ruled Dec. 21, granting dismissal of class claims under California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other states’ consumer protection laws as preempted by the federal statute....