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Google in Danger of Paying $314 Million to Smartphone Users in One Major US State

Google in Danger of Paying $314 Million to Smartphone Users in One Major US State

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In 2019, nearly 14 million citizens of California filed a class action lawsuit in the state against Google.
The reason for the class action suit was that "Google collected information from idle phones running its Android operating system for company uses like targeted advertising, consuming Android users' cellular data at their expense."
Now, a jury has decided on the outcome of this lawsuit, saying that Google has to pay $314 million to the users, per The Guardian.
"A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers' cellphone data and must pay more than $314.6m to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs."
The lawsuit states that Alphabet Google performed "mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google's benefit" while also "sending and receiving information" while being idle.
Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda did say the company plans to appeal the lawsuit verdict while the company also said no users were harmed through this incident.
On the contrary, this isn't the only such case for Google.
Another case was brought to the court on behalf of the remainder of the states, although that specific case has a trial date in April 2026.
Google also claims that users consented to such rules in the privacy policies regarding this case, and with the company planning to appeal, it could be time before this gets some clarity.Google in Danger of Paying $314 Million to Smartphone Users in One Major US State first appeared on Men's Journal on Jul 2, 2025
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