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- Google has been ordered to pay $314.6 million to Android phone users in California for collecting and sending their data.
- The lawsuit argued that Google collected data from idle Android phones without the users’ permission, consuming cellular data in the process.
- The company said it would appeal the verdict.
Google undoubtedly collects plenty of user data from Android phones. However, a California jury has found that the search giant must pay $314.6 million to Android phone users in the state for “misusing” their data.
Reuters reports that the jury sided with plaintiffs who filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of roughly 14 million Californians in 2019. The lawsuit argued that Google collected data from idle Android phones without permission. This data was apparently collected for the purposes of targeted advertising, among other uses, while consuming the users’ cellular data in the process.
