Google faces a proposed class action in California federal court alleging its advertising technology sent sensitive personal data on U.S. consumers to Temu and Baidu. Corinne Pearson and Melenie Crutcher claim direct integrations let those firms receive IP addresses, persistent identifiers, and device-level data each time Google’s tracking code ran on a participating site. The complaint says that breaks the DOJ’s Bulk Sensitive Data Rule, in effect since April 2025, which restricts bulk transfers of Americans’ data to entities tied to China and other countries of concern. It notes the Defense Department has designated Baidu a Chinese Military Company. The plaintiffs also allege violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and California’s Invasion of Privacy Act, and want statutory damages, disgorgement, and an injunction.
