Shopify faces privacy lawsuit for collecting customer data

News | PrivacyPosted: April 23, 2025 by Pieter ArntzShopify faces a data privacy class action lawsuit in the US that could change the way globally active companies can be held accountable.The proposed class action is a revival of a case that had been dismissed by a lower court judge and a three-judge 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel. But now it’s been brought back after a decision by the full 9th Circuit.Shopify is a global commerce platform headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. It provides the infrastructure and tools that businesses of all sizes use for retail operations, both online and offline.To provide these services, Shopify collects personally identifiable information (PII) from buyers, primarily to facilitate and improve their commerce experience. This data includes names, email addresses, phone numbers, shipping and billing addresses, IP addresses, device information, and behavioral data. That is, all the information needed for processing orders, managing payments, shipping prod...