Universal Music hit with privacy litigation over cookie opt-outs
( April 4, 2025, 20:51 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Universal Music Group has been sued in federal court in the San Francisco Bay area on claims that it did not honor the cookie-tracking choices of visitors to its website. "Defendant falsely told Website users that it respected their privacy and that they could avoid tracking and data sharing when they browsed the Website. Despite receiving notice of consumers’ express declination of consent, Defendant defied it and violated state statutes, tort duties, and also breached its contractual duties and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing with Plaintiffs and those similarly situated Website users," plaintiffs Vishal Shah and Christine Wiley allege in a proposed class-action complaint.See attached document....
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