Grok class action lawsuit overview:
- Who: Plaintiff Austin Skaggs filed a class action lawsuit against X.AI LLC.
- Why: Skaggs alleges the company’s chatbot Grok shared user data with third parties without consent.
- Where: The Grok class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court.
A new class action lawsuit alleges X.AI, the operator of the Grok chatbot, shares user data and conversations with third parties without consent.
Plaintiff Austin Skaggs filed the Grok class action complaint against X.AI on May 14 in California federal court, alleging violations of state and federal privacy laws.
According to the complaint, Grok, an AI chatbot service designed to answer user queries, shares user data with third parties like Google, Meta and TikTok without consent.
The class action lawsuit alleges that X.AI incorporated third-party tracking technology into Grok’s website, Grok.com, which allowed companies to access user data, including sensitive information about finances, health and legal issues.
“[X.AI] disclosed nearly every piece of information provided by consumers to Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok by incorporating technology owned by the third parties into the code of its website,” the Grok lawsuit says.
Skaggs claims he used Grok’s website to enter queries about finances, investment strategies, health conditions and business projects. He alleges that X.AI shared this information with third parties without his knowledge or consent.
Grok allegedly shared query URLs with third parties
According to the class action complaint, Grok’s website is designed so that each user query and resulting conversation is assigned a unique URL. This URL, along with the page title and identifying metadata, is shared with Google, Meta and TikTok, the lawsuit says.
The class action lawsuit also claims that Grok shares user data even if users opt out of cookies on the website.
The plaintiff alleges that X.AI’s actions violate the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the California Invasion of Privacy Act and the California Constitution.
The lawsuit seeks to represent all U.S. residents who have accessed and entered queries into Grok’s website. It seeks damages of $5,000 per violation of state privacy laws as well as damages under federal privacy laws.
Meanwhile, OpenAI is facing a class action lawsuit alleging the company shared ChatGPT user data with Meta and Google without consent.
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The plaintiff is represented by Philip L. Fraietta, Max S. Roberts and Joshua R. Wilner of Bursor & Fisher P.A.
The Grok class action lawsuit is Skaggs v. X.AI LLC, Case No. 5:26-cv-04550, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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