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Jury says Google must pay California Android smartphone users $314.6m | Alphabet’s company found liable for making data transfers without permission while devices were idle
Alphabet’s company found liable for making data transfers without permission while devices were idle
A jury in San Jose, California, said on Tuesday that Google misused customers’ cellphone data and must pay more than $314.6m to Android smartphone users in the state, according to an attorney for the plaintiffs. Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said in a statement that the company would appeal, and that the verdict “misunderstands services that are critical to the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices”. Another group filed a separate lawsuit in federal court in San Jose, bringing the same claims against Google on behalf of Android users in the other 49 states.
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