Judge Upholds $425M Verdict Against Google in Privacy Case
A class-action lawsuit, Rodriguez v. Google LLC, was filed alleging Google unlawfully collected user data despite privacy settings being turned off. A jury found Google liable, awarding $425 million in compensatory damages. Currently, a San Francisco judge is skeptical of post-trial motions, including the plaintiffs' request for a $2.36 billion disgorgement of Google's profits.
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2026
6 updatesA federal judge in San Francisco has rejected a proposed $2.36 billion penalty in a major U.S. privacy class action lawsuit against Google. The case concerns Google's data collection practices. This ruling indicates ongoing judicial scrutiny of tech companies' privacy policies.
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A federal judge has rejected Google's request to vacate a jury verdict that requires the company to pay $425 million for allegedly violating mobile users' privacy. This ruling upholds the jury's decision in a class-action lawsuit filed by smartphone users.
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A federal judge denied the request for a $2.36 billion disgorgement and injunction against Google but also rejected Google's motion to decertify the class, confirming that a $425 million jury award stands.
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Google has agreed to pay $68 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging its Google Assistant spied on smartphone users, with a preliminary settlement filed in federal court requiring approval.
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A federal judge in San Francisco expressed skepticism regarding post-trial motions, including the plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction and disgorgement of $2.36 billion in Google's profits, and Google's motion to decertify the class.
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Google agreed to an $8.25 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit alleging it illegally collected data from children under 13 through its AdMob software development kit. This settlement addresses claims of children's privacy violations.
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2025
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2025
5 updatesGoogle is urging a federal judge in San Francisco to overturn the jury's $425 million privacy verdict, arguing the lawsuit should not have proceeded as a class-action.
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A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly tracking smartphone activity over a nearly decade-long period. This verdict in a class-action case covers approximately 98 million smartphones in the U.S. between July 2016 and September 2, 2025.
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A federal jury in California found Google liable for violating the privacy of over 100 million users by collecting their data even after they opted out of app activity tracking, awarding $425 million in compensatory damages.
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The trial for the Rodriguez v. Google LLC class action lawsuit commenced.
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A federal judge denied Google's attempt to dismiss a data privacy lawsuit, ruling that the company's data collection practices could be considered 'highly offensive' and setting a jury trial for August.
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2024
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2024
2 updatesThe alleged period of Google's data collection, as outlined in the lawsuit, concluded.
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Google has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it secretly tracked users in Incognito mode, with the terms of the settlement remaining confidential and awaiting judicial approval. This lawsuit had sought at least $5 billion in damages.
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1 updateThe period during which Google allegedly collected user data, despite 'Web & App Activity' and 'supplemental Web & App Activity' settings being turned off, began.
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