In re Google Assistant Privacy Litigation

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 ASIF KUMANDAN, et al., Case No. 19-cv-04286-BLF

Plaintiffs,

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS’

v. MOTION TO EXTEND FILING

DEADLINE FOR CLASS

GOOGLE LLC, et al., CERTIFICATION MOTION Defendants. [Re: ECF Nos. 171, 179]

12 This is a privacy class action pertaining to Defendants Alphabet Inc. and Google LLC’s (collectively, “Google”) alleged collection and use of sound recording data through their Google Assistant software platform. Plaintiffs’ allegations include that Google collects and uses data from “false accepts,” where Google Assistant-enabled devices automatically begin recording conversations without detecting a voice command. See Fourth Amended Complaint, ECF No. 141 ¶ 252. Based on a recent production of documents related to “false accepts,” Plaintiffs seek to extend the class certification motion filing deadline by two months—from May 18, 2022 to July 18, 20…