"Android users could get a recovery payout of up to $100 each in a proposed settlement Google filed in San Jose, California on Tuesday night. As reports, the $135 million settlement is for a class action lawsuit claiming that Google collected users' cellular data without their permission, even while Google apps were closed, location sharing was turned off, and users' screens were locked."
"In addition to the recovery payout, Google has also agreed to make it easier for users to stop cellular data transfers, ask for users' consent to transfer data during device setup, and disclose data transfers in its Google Play terms of service. Class members who may be eligible to request a payout in the lawsuit include anyone who used an Android mobile device as early as November 12th, 2017."
Android users are eligible for recovery payouts of up to $100 each from a proposed $135 million settlement filed in San Jose, California. The settlement addresses claims that Google collected users' cellular data without permission even when Google apps were closed, location sharing was disabled, and device screens were locked. Google has agreed to operational changes including easier user controls to stop cellular data transfers, requesting user consent for data transfer during device setup, and disclosing such transfers in Google Play terms of service. Class eligibility extends to anyone who used an Android device as early as November 12, 2017. Google denied wrongdoing while agreeing to the settlement and recently settled a separate suit alleging its Assistant recorded users without permission.
Read at The Verge
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