McDonald

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MICHAEL MCDONALD et al., Case No. 17-cv-04344-JD

Plaintiffs,

ORDER RE PRELIMINARY

v. APPROVAL OF CLASS ACTION

SETTLEMENTS

KILOO A/S et al., Re: Dkt. No. 363 Defendants.

AMANDA RUSHING et al., Case No. 17-cv-04419-JD

Plaintiffs, v.

THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY et al., Defendants.

AMANDA RUSHING et al., Case No. 17-cv-04492-JD

Plaintiffs, v.

VIACOMCBS INC. et al., Defendants.

These related privacy actions were filed by parents concerned about gaming apps for children. The Kiloo action, No. 17-4344, involves the “Subway Surfers” app; the Disney action, No. 17-4419, involves “Princess Palace Pets” and “Where’s My Water?”; and the Viacom action, No. 17-4492, involves “Llama Spit Spit.” The complaints alleged that the apps functioned as covert collectors of behavioral data for delivery of targeted advertising to the kids who played the games, and that the…