Privacy
Intrusion Upon Seclusion
Intentionally intruding on someone's private affairs in a way that would be highly offensive to a reasonable person.
Pleaded in 15 of the 98 matters on this docket
Governing law
Restatement (Second) of Torts 652B; state common law
Damages
Compensatory damages for emotional distress; punitive damages where the conduct is sufficiently egregious. No statutory minimum, which is why it is rarely pleaded alone.
Limitations period
Typically one to two years.
Reference material about publicly available law, current as of the date this file was compiled. It is not legal advice and it does not describe anyone’s particular situation. Statutes and limitations periods vary by jurisdiction and change.
Matters pleading this claim
Otter.ai Wiretapping
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 5:25-cv-06911-EKL
Otter Notetaker / OtterPilot AI meeting transcription bot joining Zoom, Google Meet and Teams calls
Filed 2025-08-15 · Class Action
ActiveIn re BetterHelp
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-01033-RS
Meta Pixel, Snap, Pinterest and Criteo advertising tags on BetterHelp intake flow
Filed 2023-03-07 · Class Action
ActiveUnconfirmedMeta Pixel Healthcare
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:22-cv-03580-WHO
Meta Pixel / Facebook tracking code on hospital and provider websites and patient portals
Filed 2022-06-17 · Class Action
ActiveBrown v. Google (Incognito)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 4:20-cv-03664-YGR
Google Chrome Incognito mode; Google Analytics, Ad Manager and other Google tags on third-party sites
Filed 2020-06 · Class Action
SettledUnconfirmedDoe v. GoodRx
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:23-cv-00501-AMO
Meta Pixel, Google Analytics/Ads tags and Criteo tags on GoodRx web and mobile properties
Filing date not established · Class Action
ActiveKatz-Lacabe v. Oracle
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (settlement affirmed by the Ninth Circuit) · 3:22-cv-04792-RS (N.D. Cal.); No. 24-7648 (9th Cir.)
Oracle Advertising / Data Cloud — third-party cookies, device identifiers, embedded widgets and purchased broker data assembled into consumer profiles
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledCalhoun v. Google
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (Ninth Circuit on appeal) · 4:20-cv-05146-YGR (N.D. Cal.); No. 22-16993 (9th Cir.)
Google Chrome browser; Google Analytics and Ad Manager code on third-party sites
Filing date not established · Class Action
ActiveGoogle RTB
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 4:21-cv-02155-YGR
Google Real-Time Bidding (RTB) programmatic advertising exchange / Authorized Buyers
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledLopez v. Apple (Siri)
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 4:19-cv-04577-JSW
Apple Siri voice assistant on iPhone, HomePod, Apple Watch and other Siri-enabled devices
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledGarner v. Amazon (Alexa)
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington · 2:21-cv-00750-RSL
Amazon Alexa voice assistant and Echo family devices
Filing date not established · Class Action
Class CertifiedGoogle Assistant
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 19-cv-04286 (N.D. Cal.)
Google Assistant on Google Home, Nest, Pixel and other Assistant-enabled devices
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledFrasco v. Flo Health
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California · 3:21-cv-00757-JD
Meta, Google Firebase/Analytics and Flurry SDKs embedded in the Flo period and ovulation tracking app
Filing date not established · Class Action
ActiveMikulsky v. Bloomingdale's
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California)
Third-party session-replay software embedded on a retail e-commerce website
Filing date not established · Class Action
ActiveAdvocate Aurora Pixel
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin · 2:22-cv-01253-JPS
Meta Pixel, Google Analytics and other third-party SDKs on hospital website, MyChart-style patient portal and scheduling app
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledNovant Health Pixel
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina · 1:22-cv-00697
Meta Pixel deployed on Novant Health's MyChart patient portal and marketing campaign pages
Filing date not established · Class Action
SettledUnconfirmed