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Gmail Accused of Violating California Invasion of Privacy Act
- WebProNews, Friday, October 12, 2012 4:13 PM
Google faces another privacy related lawsuit this week, as two plaintiffs have sued the company for violating the California Invasion of Privacy Act. The plaintiffs allege that in order to insert targeted ads, Gmail intercepts their communications without permission. The law stipulates that a person must be doing the intercepting, which Google denies as its ad targeting is automated. The plaintiffs counter that for the purposes of the lawsuit Google's computers should be considered a person.
