CHICAGO — Consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against a mobile advertising network, citing alleged deliberate intent and invasion of privacy.
Christine Farag and Jessica Vasil, individually and on behalf of a class of similarly situated individuals, filed a complaint on Feb. 8 in Cook County Circuit Court against Kiip Inc., alleging the defendant created a mobile software that secretly extracts information about smartphone users without their consent.
According to the complaint, plaintiffs downloaded and used defendant's Runkeeper app on their smartphones while defendant's third-party tracker was integrated with the app.
Plaintiffs claim they were unaware the third-party tracker in their app was intercepting their communications and collection of their information. Plaintiffs claim they have never provided their consent for defendant to monitor, intercept, collect and transmit their personal information while they were not using the Runkeeper app, and especially not when they were not using their respective cellphones.
The plaintiffs request a trial by jury and seek judgment for actual damages, disgorgement or restitution, injunctive relief, punitive damages, attorney fees, costs, and other relief. They are represented by Myles McGuire, Paul Geske and Timothy Kingsbury of McGuire Law in Chicago.
Cook County Circuit Court Case No. 19-CH-01695.