Attorneys have filed a proposed class action against Google Inc. and Viacom Inc. for allegedly tracking children’s Internet use after they visited two Viacom websites. The complaint alleges violations of Video Privacy Protection Act and the Wiretap Act, plus intrusion upon seclusion and unjust enrichment.
K.T. v. Viacom, filed on December 21 in the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleges the use of so-called “cookies” computer code that allow websites to track visitors’ subsequent Internet use. It seeks preliminary and permanent injunctions and unspecified damages.
