A jury in the state of California has sentenced Google to pay $314 million in a class action lawsuit for using mobile data from Android devices without the knowledge of users, reported Bloomberg.
The case was filed in 2019. The prosecutor's office claims that Google illegally used the mobile Internet traffic of Android device owners to collect information that was then “used in corporate interests“, including when placing targeted advertising.
Google insists that the information was collected in accordance with the user agreement. The corporation plans to appeal the jury's decision. “This decision will cause problems for users because it incorrectly evaluated the services necessary for the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices,“ said Google spokesman Jose Castaneda.