Overview
- A proposed class action in federal court in San Francisco targets Perplexity and also names Google and Meta as defendants.
- The complaint alleges Perplexity embedded tracking code that sent full chat transcripts to those companies, including when users chose Incognito threads.
- It says the trackers transmitted emails, Facebook IDs, IP addresses, and device data, which could let firms link sensitive chats to specific people.
- Perplexity’s communications chief said the company has not been served and cannot verify the existence or claims of the lawsuit.
- The filing seeks nationwide and California classes covering Dec. 7, 2022 to Feb. 4, 2026, an order to halt the practice, and damages, with paid subscribers excluded.