Google and Viacom are asking a federal judge to dismiss a potential class-action lawsuit that argues the companies are violating privacy laws at Nick.com, NickJr.com and NeoPets, MediaPost News reports. The lawsuit alleges the companies place cookies on websites visited by children under the age of 13. The plaintiffs allege the companies have violated federal wiretap law, the Video Privacy Protection Act and several New Jersey and California state laws. In a separate case, Consumer Watchdog has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission alleging a planned contact list merger between Google+ and Gmail violates a privacy settlement reached between the federal regulator and Google.
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