Well, no that’s for the court to decide. And it’s a civil suit so no illegality here. This suit takes a very creative interpretation of California privacy law, let’s look at one representative cause for action:
> Oracle also collects minute details about Plaintiffs’ and Class Members’ offline activities, including their brick-and-mortar purchases and location information. By its very nature, Plaintiffs and Class members cannot be aware of or consent to this conduct.
This is exactly what I mean by suing Safeway because of a problem with Cheeze-Its. Aptly in this example the actual entity collecting and selling your data could be a grocery store - That’s who you should sue if you’re bothered by, you know, them selling your data.
> Oracle also collects minute details about Plaintiffs’ and Class Members’ offline activities, including their brick-and-mortar purchases and location information. By its very nature, Plaintiffs and Class members cannot be aware of or consent to this conduct.
This is exactly what I mean by suing Safeway because of a problem with Cheeze-Its. Aptly in this example the actual entity collecting and selling your data could be a grocery store - That’s who you should sue if you’re bothered by, you know, them selling your data.