SaralnamaGoogle must pay $425 million for privacy violations, a federal jury in San Francisco ruled on 13 Dec 2023. The tech giant collected data from millions of users who had turned off tracking in their Google accounts over eight years. Users sought ₹2.58 lakh crore in damages. The jury found Google liable on two of three privacy violation claims. Google plans to appeal, saying the decision misunderstands their products. The class action lawsuit, filed in July 2020, covers 98 million Google users and 174 million devices. Google faced other privacy lawsuits, including a ₹11,620 crore settlement with Texas earlier this year. (Updated 4 Sep 2025, 11:09 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Google must pay $425 million for privacy violations, a federal jury in San Francisco ruled on 13 Dec 2023
- The tech giant collected data from millions of users who had turned off tracking in their Google accounts over eight years
- Users sought ₹2.58 lakh crore in damages