#GOOGLE DATA BREACH 2022 ANDROID#
The settlement deal still requires approval from the court before user payout claims can be processed and payouts sent, according to Android Central. On top of the proposed $23M payout fund for affected Google users, the proposed settlement also requires Google to provide extra disclosures to users about search term-sharing practices.
The suit alleged that Google’s data-sharing practices violated the federal Stored Communications Act and state laws in California. The lawsuit also claims that marketers paid Google to learn more about specific search-related factors that drove a customer to click on a specific page. Plaintiffs claim that Google’s search engine shared their personal search queries with third-party advertisers without obtaining their permission, revealing personal information about the users in the process. The court case has been winding its way through litigation for 12 years. On January 5, 2023, Google agreed to pay $23 million to resolve a consolidated, California-based class-action lawsuit, according to Bloomberg Law. It's unclear if any of the 40 participating states will set up settlement funds for their affected Google-using residents to claim a cash payout. Give users detailed information about the types of location data Google collects and how it’s used at an enhanced “Location Technologies” webpage.Make key information about location tracking unavoidable for users (i.e., not hidden) and.Show additional information to users whenever they turn a location-related account setting “on” or “off”.On top of paying out nearly $400 million to the state general funds of the 40 participating states, Google has agreed to significantly improve its location tracking disclosures and user controls starting in 2023, including: The attorneys general said Google violated each of the states’ consumer protection laws, by continuing to gather and store a detailed map of users’ movements through services like search, maps and apps that connect to Wi-Fi and cellular phone towers.Īccording to the office of Oregon AG Ellen Rosenblum, the agreement was the biggest internet privacy settlement by U.S.
The settlement resolved charges that Google convinced users they disabled their location tracking, but instead, Google kept collecting that information. In November 2022, Google reached a record $391.5 million privacy settlement with a 40-state coalition of Attorneys General, as per the New York Times. Instead, Brnovich’s office announced the settlement directs the bulk of the money to the Arizona general fund, which will require legislative appropriation before it can be spent.Īdditionally, $5 million will be set aside for “attorney general education programs.” 40-state AG settlement: $391.5M It appears that affected Google users in Arizona will not receive any direct cash payouts from this settlement. Brnovich’s office filed the current lawsuit against Google in May 2020. On October 4th, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich reached an $85 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit that accused Google of secretly obtaining user data to sell advertisements, according to the Associated Press (AP).Īrizona prosecutors had been investigating Google since 2018 when AP revealed that Google was misleading consumers about its practices with user tracking and location data.
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