Rodriguez et al v. ByteDance, Inc. et al

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Case Number:

1:23-cv-04953

Court:

Illinois Northern

Nature of Suit:

370 Other Fraud

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman

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  1. March 15, 2024

    TikTok Wants 'Bad Copycat' Suit Over Editing App Tossed

    TikTok and ByteDance urged an Illinois federal judge to end a proposed class action alleging they secretly collect and profit from data gathered from users of its CapCut video-editing tool, arguing the plaintiffs voluntarily downloaded the app and granted it permission to access certain types of data. 

  2. July 31, 2023

    ByteDance Accused Of Harvesting Data In TikTok Editing App

    TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd. has been aggressively promoting its CapCut video-editing app on the social media platform to secretly harvest and profit from millions of users' private data, potentially exposing it to the Chinese government, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois federal court.

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