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Shopify moves to dismiss US wiretapping class action

By Maria Dinzeo ( September 19, 2025, 17:35 GMT | Insight) -- MLex Summary: Shopify is seeking dismissal of a proposed privacy class action claiming the e-commerce platform secretly intercepts and collects consumers’ private information when they make purchases on merchant websites that use Shopify’s checkout technology. Shopify argues that the lead plaintiff's claims are time-barred, Shopify is not a third-party eavesdropper under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, and plaintiff has not alleged any actual harm under the California Comprehensive Data Access and Fraud Act.See attached motion....

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