A US appeals court on Monday revived a proposed data privacy class action against Shopify , in a decision that could make it easier for American courts to assert jurisdiction over internet-based platforms.
In a 10-1 decision, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the Canadian ecommerce company can be sued in California for collecting personal identifying data from people who buy things on websites of retailers from that state.
Brandon Briskin, a California resident, said Shopify installed tracking software known as cookies on his