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Google Ordered To Pay $315 Million for Taking Data From Idle Android Phones

Wednesday July 2, 2025. 11:20 PM , from Slashdot
Google Ordered To Pay $315 Million for Taking Data From Idle Android Phones
A California jury has ordered Google to pay $314.6 million to Android smartphone users in the state after finding the company liable for collecting data from idle devices without permission.

The San Jose jury ruled Tuesday that Google sent and received information from phones while idle, creating 'mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google's benefit.' The 2019 class action represented an estimated 14 million Californians who argued Google consumed their cellular data for targeted advertising purposes.

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