A federal jury found that Google deceived users about a key setting supposed to limit data collection and awarded $425.7 million in compensation to a class of 98 million people who turned the feature off but were still tracked.
The verdict came after a two‑week trial in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
At the heart of the case was Google’s Web & App Activity control. Plaintiffs said Google told users that switching it off would stop the company from collecting d
