US federal judge questions claims that Shopify secretly collected shopper data
By Maria Dinzeo ( December 5, 2025, 01:35 GMT | Insight) -- A federal judge seemed unconvinced at a hearing Thursday that Shopify acted as a hidden data interceptor during routine online transactions.A federal judge cast doubt Thursday on whether Shopify intentionally swiped consumer data from online shoppers at a hearing where the e-commerce platform, fresh off an appeals court loss on jurisdictional grounds, fended off allegations that it violated various privacy laws in the course of facilitating financial transactions....
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