Google has agreed to a preliminary $135 million settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by Android users who accused it of harvesting their data without consent. The suit alleged that since November 12, 2017, Google has been illegally collecting cellular data from phones purchased through carriers, even when apps were closed or location features were disabled.
As reported by Reuters, the affected users believed Google using their data for marketing and product development meant it was guilty of “conversion.” In US law, conversion occurs when one party takes the property of another with “the intent to deprive them of it” or “exert property rights over it.”
Subject to approval from a judge, a settlement of $135 million was filed in a San Jose federal court earlier this week. The payout would be one of, if not the largest ever in a case of this nature, according to Glen Summers, a lawyer for the plaintiffs.
Add another two zeros and then its a more positive story.
Guy made millions by scamming people. Court: “I will fine you ONE HUNDRED DOLLLURRRRS! That will teach you!” okay 🤷
The courts are already bought. This is just a show for pretending there’s “accountability” or “look we’re doing things to rich corps too”.
It’s ok if you don’t pay taxes but if you break the law, we’ll take a small cut of the profits.
This shit doesn’t stop until the people that actually do this are subject to actual criminal penalties.
Cash they’ve got. Jail time for CEOs will work better.
Or subject to an angry mob guillotines all the CEO’s, politicians, walstreet criminals and shareholder scum
“Google admits that they are illegally collecting data, pays relative pittance to keep it quiet”
Any C-levels, current or former, who were in charge during the unethical behaviour should be made to pay this. Either they knew or they should have known. Seize their assets, take them back to basic income and lifestyle and only then take the remainder of the fine from the company.
Yeah, I know this is a pipe dream. These people have their arms lodged so deep in politicians it makes their mouths flap, so it’ll never happen, but it would stop this sort of behaviour right quick.
Agreed, LLC should only cover bankruptcy expenses and not penal responsibilities.
135 million? That’s a rounding error to the megacorps.
IMO they should throw the ceo in jail
You make a billions over illegal practice and then pay 130mln penalty. Money checks out
I have an Android phone, where’s my money?
Nice. All that money will be invested in reducing dependence to GAFAM right?
Problem is that there’s no real alternative right now. It’s either google or apple… I own a Samsung and I can’t even root it anymore
That’s nearly enough what a joke the law has become
I’ll expect my free credit score check sometime in the next 2 years.
