Google moves to decertify class in US app-tracking case
( October 22, 2025, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Google asked a US federal judge to decertify a class of plaintiffs suing over its tracking of app data, saying their claims call for individual — not common — inquiry. “Plaintiffs failed to provide class-wide, common evidence that each class member actually maintained a reasonable expectation of privacy. Worse, the class representatives’ testimony confirmed that offensiveness of the alleged intrusion cannot — and could not — be proven on a class basis,” Google argued. See attached file. ...
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