Class Action Against Google Over COVID-19 Contact Tracking App Highlights New Layers of Data Privacy Consideration
By EsqSocial Corporation 13/05/21
On April 27, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against Google, Inc. (“Google”) alleging that the Google-Apple Exposure Notification System (“GAEN”) – the company’s COVID-19 contact tracking app – contained a flaw that may allow third parties to access user medical information. Google had promised users of GAEN that their medical information would be held in the utmost privacy. The company explained that “the list of people you’ve been in contact with doesn’t leave your phone unless you...
By: Knobbe Martens