Snap asks US judge to dismiss lawsuit over website tracking
By Maria Dinzeo ( August 17, 2026, 23:24 GMT | Insight) -- MLex Summary: Snap is asking a US federal judge to throw out a proposed privacy class action accusing its advertising pixel of unlawfully intercepting consumers' online activity, arguing the plaintiff has not shown that Snap collected any sensitive information about him or caused a concrete privacy injury. The company also says ordinary website tracking does not amount to an actionable intrusion and that the federal wiretap claim fails because the data allegedly collected is not protected communications content and was shared with Snap with the websites' consent.See attached motion....
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