Android users to receive compensation of $314,600,000 from Google, as court orders settlement over allegations of unauthorized data transfer
In a landmark ruling, a California jury has found Google guilty of transferring customer data without permission, ruling that the data transfers violated California's privacy laws. The class-action lawsuit, filed in 2019 on behalf of about 14 million Californians, found that Google collected and sent user data without consent while phones were idle, using users' cellular data without permission for targeted advertising and other purposes.
The verdict, handed down on July 2, 2025, orders Google to pay $314.6 million to approximately 14 million Android users in California as damages for the unauthorized data usage. Google, however, denies any wrongdoing and plans to appeal the decision, claiming the jury "misunderstands the services."
Google argues that these data transfers are "critical to the security, performance, and reliability" of Android devices and that users consented to this activity by agreeing to Google's terms of service and privacy policies. However, the plaintiffs argued that this data transfer was "mandatory and unavoidable," unfairly burdening users for Google's benefit.
This ruling marks a significant legal rebuke of Google's data collection practices on Android devices in California. It's important to note that this lawsuit only affects users in California, but Google is facing another lawsuit representing customers in the rest of the country, scheduled for trial in the first half of next year.
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[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/technology/google-california-data-transfer-lawsuit.html [2] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-google-california-lawsuit-idUSKCN25P21L [3] https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/07/02/google-california-data-transfer-lawsuit-verdict/ [4] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-02/google-ordered-to-pay-314-6-million-in-california-data-lawsuit
- Despite the California court's ruling against Google for unauthorized data usage in their Android devices, the company plans to appeal the decision, asserting that these data transfers are crucial for the security and performance of the devices.
- Meanwhile, in the realm of cryptocurrency and blockchain, the Oasis Protocol Foundation unveiled ROFL Mainnet, a revolutionary verifiable off-chain compute framework. This framework, aimed at powering AI applications, is anticipated to radically transform the development and deployment of AI applications, offering enhanced efficiency and security.
