Perplexity AI sued over alleged data sharing with Meta and Google
Perplexity AI faces lawsuit over data privacy concerns.
Perplexity AI is embroiled in a class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in San Francisco, accusing the company of sharing personal user data from chats with Meta and Google. The complaint alleges that trackers are installed on users' devices upon logging into Perplexity's homepage, allowing access to conversations even when users are in 'Incognito' mode. The suit was initiated by a Utah resident who claims to have shared sensitive financial information with the chatbot.
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The lawsuit alleges that Perplexity AI shared user data with Meta and Google.
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The complaint claims trackers access user conversations even in Incognito mode.
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The suit was filed on behalf of a Utah man who shared sensitive financial information.
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