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Data Privacy

Oct. 26, 2026

Google wins dismissal of customer service call privacy claims

A federal judge dismissed three plaintiffs' claims that Google unlawfully recorded customer service calls through its AI-powered contact center technology and ordered three others to arbitration. The dismissed plaintiffs were given leave to amend.

Google won dismissal of a privacy class action Thursday alleging that its AI-powered contact center technology unlawfully recorded customer service calls and used the conversations to train artificial intelligence models.

U.S. District Judge Rita F. Lin dismissed claims brought by three plaintiffs under the California Invasion of Privacy Act, finding they had failed to adequately allege that Google intentionally recorded their calls without consent. She granted them leave to amend...

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