Google's $135 Million Android Data Privacy Settlement: What 100 Million Eligible Users Should Know
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TIME
Crusty in the right places. Worth the chew.
Summary
Google has reached a $135 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit accusing the company of secretly transferring Android users' data without permission. An estimated 100 million people may qualify for payments. The lawsuit alleged that Google designed Android to collect vast amounts of user information and forced users to subsidize its surveillance by programming devices to constantly transmit data.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledGoogle 'designed the Android operating system to collect vast amounts of information about its users'
Google 'effectively forces these users to subsidize its surveillance by secretly programming Android devices to constantly transmit'
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