According to Bloomberg, a US man on Tuesday (31st) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, seeking to represent users of artificial intelligence startup Perplexity in a class action, alleging that the startup secretly shared users personal information with Meta (META.US) and Google under Alphabet (GOOGL.US), in suspected violation of California privacy laws.

The complaint alleges that once users log into Perplexity s homepage, a tracker is downloaded onto their devices, enabling Meta and Google to gain full access to conversations between users and Perplexity s AI-powered search engine. Even if users register and use Perplexity s "incognito" mode, their personal data is still shared. The filing further claims that "hard-to-detect" tracking software is embedded in the search engine s code, automatically transmitting user conversations to Meta, Google and other third parties. The plaintiff stated that he had shared information such as his household finances, taxes, investment portfolio and investment strategies with the Perplexity chatbot.

The complaint also names Meta and Google as defendants, alleging that both companies violated federal and state computer privacy and anti-fraud laws. (fc/u)~

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