Google to pay $425 million after years of improper spying on smartphone activity

A federal jury found Google violated California privacy laws affecting 98 million users over an 8-year period


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A federal jury ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for invading users' privacy by collecting data over an eight-year period on millions of people who had turned off a tracking feature in their Google account.

The verdict on Wednesday in San Francisco comes after a trial in a class-action case applying to roughly 98 million users in the U.S. between July 1, 2016, and Sept. 23, 2024. The jury found that the company had been spying on users in violation of California privacy laws. ---More...

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