Smith v. Google, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARY L. SMITH, et al., Case No. 23-cv-03527-PCP

Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING MOTION TO

v. DISMISS

GOOGLE, LLC, Defendant.

12 In this consolidated putative class action against Google, LLC, plaintiffs bring several state and federal law claims arising from Google’s alleged collection of their financial data through tracking tools installed on several tax preparation websites. Google has moved to dismiss these claims and seeks judicial notice of certain documents. For the reasons that follow, Google’s requests for judicial notice are granted and its motion to dismiss is denied. I. Background The following facts from the complaint are accepted as true for purposes of this motion. Google operates a well-known search engine and many other internet services and products. Google makes most of its money selling ads. Its advertising tools allow advertisers to target a specific location, language, and audience. Google also offers tools…