🚨 New Case Breakdown: Yikes! Ticketmaster Sued for Illegal Website Surveillance in New 71 Page Class-Action Lawsuit 👀
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A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Ticketmaster in federal court (C.D. Cal.)
The lawsuit alleges that TicketMaster, a subsidiary of Live… pic.twitter.com/6sfebhuh6f
A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Ticketmaster in federal court (C.D. Cal.)
The lawsuit alleges that TicketMaster, a subsidiary of Live Nation, secretly turned it's own website into a surveillance tool that exposed and tracked every California visitor.
The case is being lead by plaintiff Jeffrey Scruggs, a regular California resident from Solano County.
Purported Allegations From Case:
The lawsuit alleges that every time you loaded any page, Ticketmaster’s code automatically forced your browser to send IP address, full URLs, referrers, timestamps, device fingerprints & cookies to Google, Meta/Facebook, TikTok, Microsoft Bing (and likely Pinterest/Snap/Comscore).
Apparently this happened instantly on page load— before any click, without consent — and for the purpose of "ad profiling" and data sales.
Legal Theory (why it’s allegedly illegal):
California Penal Code § 638.51 bans “pen registers” and “trap-and-trace devices” — any process that captures “dialing, routing, addressing & signaling” (DRAS) info without consent or court order.The trackers are exactly that: they record outgoing signals (your IP = modern “phone number”) and route it to third parties for commercial gain.
Courts have already agreed on different cases with similar facts — such as Greenley v. Kochava, Shah v. Fandom, Mirmalek v. L.A. Times (2023–2024 cases that survived dismissal on identical facts).
Strength of the Case:
• Strong visual evidence from Plaintiff’s own Dec 4, 2025 visit (while in California): live from DevTools, Fiddler & Wireshark with captures showing transmissions in real time.• Multiple backup claims (CA Constitution privacy, UCL unfair practices, intrusion upon seclusion, unjust enrichment).
• The recent precedent + visual proof means the CIPA violations may have a very high chance of surviving dismissal, and could at least end up forcing consent banners.
The case seeks damages of $5000 per violation, per person.
Who's in the class? ––Well, if you visited Ticketmaster's website from California, you’re likely included!
Full Document Here⤵️:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15k_mBxcQKA8XLFe9-grvzrSLgx_gCtZ_/view?usp=drivesdkDisclaimer: This post is for informational and discussion purposes only. It is based solely on the public court complaint. I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice.
If you believe you may be part of the class (California residents who visited Ticketmaster's website), consult your own attorney or review the full filing on PACER (2:26-cv-00070)
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