The suit alleges that Google improperly scans all e-mails sent to its Gmail account holders in order to sell and place advertisements on its account holders' user screens,

The Plaintiff claims that Google Inc.'s interception and use of electronic communications sent to and from its Gmail accounts violates the Electronics Communications Privacy Act of 1986 (ECPA).

The complaint alleges that "while Google states that it does not disclose this information to third parties, Google admits that it not only intercepts and scans all emails of Gmail account holders, Google admits that it uses the information obtained from non-consenting, non-Gmail account holders to sell and place advertisements on the Gmail users' screens. Google intercepts and uses the information from non-Gmail account holders without regard to the private or proprietary nature of the information. As a result of Google's actions in intercepting non-Gmail account holders' emails, Google obtains a monetary benefit without the consent of the Class members and without compensation to them."

The proposed class consists of all persons in the United States who sent e-mails from a non-Gmail account e-mail address to a Gmail account e-mail address within the past two years.

The complaint seeks injunctive relief as well as actual damages to him and the class or $100 a day for each day of violation or $10,000, whichever is greater.