A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million after finding that it collected user data from Android phones without proper consent.
The case, filed back in 2019, argued that Google tracked user data even when phones weren’t in use. The data transfers happened in the background, over mobile networks, with no clear way for users to opt out. Plaintiffs claimed the process wasn’t optional, and that it quietly ate into users’ mobile data plans.
That background activity, they said, supported Google’s targeted advertising efforts. The court agreed that users had little control and weren’t given meaningful choices.
The verdict adds to Google’s growing list of legal challenges, including recent antitrust rulings. Google intends to appeal the verdict.
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The case, filed back in 2019, argued that Google tracked user data even when phones weren’t in use. The data transfers happened in the background, over mobile networks, with no clear way for users to opt out. Plaintiffs claimed the process wasn’t optional, and that it quietly ate into users’ mobile data plans.
That background activity, they said, supported Google’s targeted advertising efforts. The court agreed that users had little control and weren’t given meaningful choices.
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The verdict adds to Google’s growing list of legal challenges, including recent antitrust rulings. Google intends to appeal the verdict.
Notes: Image: DIW-Aigen. Post was edited/created using GenAI tools.
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