(Photo Credit: Iryna Imago/Shutterstock) Gauth AI class action lawsuit overview: Who: Plaintiff Edward Lominchar filed a class action lawsuit against TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. Why: Lominchar alleges TikTok unlawfully transmitted private user data of its Gauth AI service to Google. Where: The Gauth AI class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court. A new class action lawsuit alleges TikTok USDS Joint Venture unlawfully transmitted private communications, educational queries and personal data of users of its artificial intelligence homework-help service, Gauth, to Google without users’ knowledge or consent.
TikTok USDS Joint Venture is an independent, American-controlled corporate entity created to legally isolate and operate the TikTok platform within the United States.
Plaintiff Edward Lominchar filed the class action lawsuit on Aug. 31 in California federal court, alleging violations of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act, among other state laws.
According to the lawsuit, TikTok operates Gauth.com as a consumer-facing AI service that helps students with homework problems and other educational questions.
“Users — man...