We have been warning businesses about the risks of not having proper privacy hygiene on your website but now that is stretching to mobile applications and the recent ads running regarding Waymo as you can see below are yet another landmine that needs to be avoided. If you are running a mobile application know that there are class action plaintiff firms targeting companies by running ads recruiting plaintiffs. We put out the warning about the CarGurus Privacy Case as well as Questrade and this doesn’t include the 10+ others that we have seen pop up over the last year. So if you have a mobile application or website that runs any ad targeting we would be glad to provide a free privacy audit.
So what does the ad say? Well if you’re being targeted on Instagram or Facebook from ClassAction.org you may see this ad text: If you’ve used the Waymo app, you could be owed $100s for potential violations of your privacy rights. Attorneys believe the app may illegally share personal data with third parties and are now gathering affected individuals to take legal action. Find out how to sign up today….
Please be vigiliant and if you are running ads put the proper privacy notices and consent management software in place to protect against these claims.