If you’re using Android in the US, your data might be about to earn you a payout you never asked for—and probably never consented to properly in the first place. Google has agreed to a $135 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over quietly collecting data from Android devices. Around 100 million users could […]
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Google’s $135M Android data deal: progress or PR fix?
Google’s privacy track record has been under a microscope for years, and Android is usually at the center of that scrutiny. Regulators from the US to the EU have pushed hard on data collection, especially around location and cross‑app tracking. Now Google’s $135 million Android data-privacy settlement is the latest signal that software behavior, not […]