Google 'Incognito' users lose appeal to sue for damages as class
1 year, 9 months ago

Google 'Incognito' users lose appeal to sue for damages as class

The Hindu  

Consumers suing Alphabet Inc.'s Google LLC over its data collection practices have lost their early appeal to pursue money damages as a class action seeking billions of dollars. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco on Wednesday rejected the plaintiffs' bid to appeal a lower court decision last year that denied class action status for money damages claims against Google. The plaintiffs, whose lawyers include veteran litigator David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner, had argued in the 9th Circuit that the lower court ruling in December denying class certification on damages "sounds the 'death knell' for many users' damages claims who lack the means to individually litigate this case." Although the decision means the plaintiffs cannot seek money damages as a class, the lower court had certified two other classes that can seek other relief from Google, including curbing certain data collection practices.

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Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles
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1 month ago

Why the US forced sale of Google's Chrome faces legal hurdles

India TV News  

Efforts by U.S. antitrust regulators to break up Alphabet by forcing a sale of its Google Chrome browser and other proposals to limit its search dominance are likely to run into legal challenges on grounds the remedies are extreme. Google called the DOJ's approach "unprecedented government overreach that would harm American consumers, developers, and small businesses," giving as examples diminished …

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
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1 month ago

U.S. govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Raw Story  

The U.S. government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the U.S. Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones and …

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome
Trending News
1 month ago

US govt calls for breakup of Google and Chrome

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: The US government late Wednesday asked a judge to order the dismantling of Google by selling its widely used Chrome browser in a major antitrust crackdown on the internet giant. In a court filing, the US Department of Justice urged a shake-up of Google's business that includes banning deals for Google to be the default search engine on smartphones …

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser
1 month ago

US Justice Department asks judge to force Google to sell Chrome internet browser

ABC  

The US Department of Justice has asked a judge to force Alphabet's Google to sell off its Chrome internet browser to restore competition in the online search market it dominates. Prosecutors argued to the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolised the search market, that it should take a broad range of other corrective actions, including sharing data …

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser
1 month ago

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser

NPR  

The Justice Department is trying to make Google sell off its Chrome browser toggle caption Matt Slocum/AP The Justice Department wants Google to put its Chrome browser on the auction block. "The playing field is not level because of Google's conduct, and Google's quality reflects the ill-gotten gains of an advantage illegally acquired," the Justice Department wrote in a proposed …

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Google's AI-Fueled Profits Continue Despite Regulatory Threats

Associated Press  

Google's financial performance remains strong despite challenges from AI and regulatory scrutiny. The company's profits and revenue increased due to its moneymaking machine powered by its search engine, but this is primarily attributed to the AI investments. The company is facing legal challenges from the US Department of Justice and Virginia state authorities regarding its search engine and digital advertising …

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology
3 months ago

Google begins its defense in antitrust case alleging monopoly over advertising technology

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google opened its defense against …

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google and Apple lose their court fights against the EU and owe billions in fines and taxes

LA Times  

In this photo from 2007, exhibitors work on laptop computers in front of an illuminated sign of the Google logo at the industrial fair Hannover Messe in Hanover, Germany. Google lost its last bid to overturn a European Union antitrust penalty after the bloc’s top court ruled against it Tuesday in a case that came with a whopping fine and …

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology

NPR  

Google is back in court — this time over its digital advertising technology The Department of Justice says Google is monopolizing digital advertising technology, which website publishers depend on to buy and sell ads. A lawsuit accuses Google of monopolizing digital advertising, technology that website publishers depend on to buy and sell ads. A win for the Justice Department would …

U.S. appeals court revives Google privacy class action over Chrome data collection
4 months ago

U.S. appeals court revives Google privacy class action over Chrome data collection

The Hindu  

A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronise their browsers with their Google accounts. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court judge who dismissed the proposed class action should have assessed whether reasonable …

Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Google loses major antitrust case over search, declared a monopoly by judge

LA Times  

In a major blow to Google, a federal judge on Monday ruled that the tech giant violated antitrust laws by illegally maintaining a monopoly on web searches. “As this process continues, we will remain focused on making products that people find helpful and easy to use.” Regulators alleged that Google maintained a monopoly on web searches by reaching agreements with …

Google abused its power to maintain monopoly on search, US court rules
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Google abused its power to maintain monopoly on search, US court rules

The Telegraph  

Google abused its power to maintain an illegal monopoly over the online search market, a US judge has ruled. Kent Walker, president of Google global affairs, said the company planned to appeal and said: “This decision recognizes that Google offers the best search engine, but concludes that we shouldn’t be allowed to make it easily available.” The case was bought …

Apple issues 'massive' warning about Google Chrome to all 1.46 billion iPhone users
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Apple issues 'massive' warning about Google Chrome to all 1.46 billion iPhone users

Daily Mail  

Apple has issued a massive warning to all of its 1.46 billion iPhone users that appears centered around Google Chrome. Apple urged users to switch to Safari amid security concerns surrounding Google Chrome Apple promoted the security of its own Safari browser - which has nearly one billion users globally - on billboards around the world to dissuade people from …

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising
6 months, 1 week ago

Google loses bid to end US antitrust case over digital advertising

Live Mint  

By Jody Godoy - Alphabet's Google must face trial on U.S. antitrust enforcers' claim that the internet search juggernaut illegally dominates the online advertising technology market, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema in Alexandria, Virginia, denied Google's motion during a hearing, according to court records. Google had argued for a win without a trial, saying …

Google seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit, filing says
7 months, 1 week ago

Google seeks non-jury trial in US ad tech lawsuit, filing says

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google in a court filing on Thursday is seeking a non-jury trial in the U.S. Justice Department's lawsuit accusing the advertising and search giant of anticompetitive practices in the online advertising marketplace. Google said the Justice Department's request for a jury trial breaks "with all historical precedent" and noted the department itself has said the technical nature might be …

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia
7 months, 1 week ago

Google wants judge, not jury, to decide upcoming antitrust case in Virginia

Associated Press  

Google on Thursday asked that a judge, rather than a jury, decide whether it violated U.S. antitrust laws by building a monopoly on the technology that powers online advertising. The company argues in court papers filed Thursday that it’s unprecedented for a jury to decide a federal antitrust case brought by the government. The right to a jury trial, based …

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Google fights $17 billion UK lawsuit over adtech practices

The Hindu  

Google parent Alphabet has urged a London tribunal to block a mass lawsuit which accuses it of abusing its dominance in the online advertising market, in the latest case to focus on the search giant's business practices. The lawsuit seeks damages of up to 13.6 billion pounds on behalf of publishers of websites and apps based in the United Kingdom, …

Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles lawsuit to delete incognito search data of millions of Chrome users

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to delete the incognito search data of millions of its …

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google Ready to Delete Secret Chrome Browsing Data Of Billions Of Users: Know More

News 18  

– Google agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of people who thought they were browsing privately. The class action began in 2020, covering millions of Google users who used private browsing since June 1, 2016. Users alleged that Google's analytics, cookies and apps let the Alphabet unit improperly …

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to purge billions of files with personal data in Chrome privacy case: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome's Incognito option when it is activated. The company …

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Google will purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U.S. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser. The settlement requires Google to expunge billions of personal records stored in its data centers and make more prominent privacy disclosures about Chrome’s Incognito option when it is …

Google to settle $5 billion lawsuit for tracking user data in 'Incognito mode'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google to settle $5 billion lawsuit for tracking user data in 'Incognito mode'

Op India  

Google has agreed to pay at least $5 billion to resolve a consumer privacy lawsuit alleging that it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing the internet privately in Incognito mode. The $5 billion lawsuit was filed in 2020 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and covered “millions” of Google consumers, …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion privacy lawsuit alleging that it spied on people who used the “incognito” mode in its Chrome browser — along with similar “private” modes in other browsers — to track their internet use. The class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 said Google misled users into believing that it wouldn’t track their …

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using 'incognito mode'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Google has agreed to settle …

Google to pay $155 million in settlements over location tracking
1 year, 3 months ago

Google to pay $155 million in settlements over location tracking

The Hindu  

Google agreed to pay $155 million to settle claims by California and private plaintiffs that the search engine company misled consumers about how it tracks their locations, and used their data without consent. "Google was telling its users one thing - that it would no longer track their location once they opted out - but doing the opposite and continuing …

Google antitrust lawsuit 2023: The tech giant heads to court as Biden cracks down on monopolies
1 year, 3 months ago

Google antitrust lawsuit 2023: The tech giant heads to court as Biden cracks down on monopolies

The Telegraph  

Why is Google on trial? For the first time in decades, its search engine is under threat, not from a traditional competitor, but from artificial intelligence chatbots such as ChatGPT that could replace the cascade of links that Google’s search engine offers with concise and precise answers. The Justice Department argues that Google’s dominance – accounting for nine in 10 …

Google reaches tentative settlement in U.S. Play Store lawsuit
1 year, 3 months ago

Google reaches tentative settlement in U.S. Play Store lawsuit

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google on Tuesday tentatively settled a class action suit alleging that its U.S. In the action brought by more than 30 U.S. states and representing 21 million consumers, the plaintiffs had claimed that consumers might have spent less on apps and had more options if it weren't for Google's alleged monopoly. Google is facing similar lawsuits which allege that …

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit
1 year, 4 months ago

Google fails to end $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

August 09, 2023 10:24 am | Updated 10:24 am IST A U.S. judge rejected Google's bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she could not find that users consented to letting Google collect information about what they viewed …

Judge allows key U.S. antitrust Google search claims to go to trial
1 year, 4 months ago

Judge allows key U.S. antitrust Google search claims to go to trial

The Hindu  

A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government. U.S. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington in a decision made public on Friday granted Google's request on some grounds but allowed the remainder of the claims to proceed to trial next …

Google Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Allegedly Misusing Internet Data To Train Its AI Systems
1 year, 5 months ago

Google Faces Class-Action Lawsuit Over Allegedly Misusing Internet Data To Train Its AI Systems

ABP News  

A proposed class action lawsuit was filed against Google, accusing the company of misusing personal information and copyrighted material to train its artificial intelligence systems. In response, Google's general counsel, Halimah DeLaine Prado, clarified that the company has long been transparent about its use of data from public sources, such as openly available information and public datasets, to responsibly train …

Google hit with $15 million verdict in U.S. trial over audio patents
1 year, 6 months ago

Google hit with $15 million verdict in U.S. trial over audio patents

The Hindu  

Alphabet's Google must pay patent holding company Personal Audio LLC $15.1 million for infringing two patents related to audio software, a Delaware federal jury said in a verdict made public on Wednesday. Personal Audio had argued that Google's music app Google Play Music featured playlist downloading, navigation and editing features that violated its patent rights. A spokesperson for Personal Audio's …

Lawsuit against Google over medical information dismissed by British court
1 year, 7 months ago

Lawsuit against Google over medical information dismissed by British court

Firstpost  

Alphabet Inc unit Google and DeepMind were sued last year by Royal Free patient Andrew Prismall on behalf of 1.6 million people for alleged misuse of private information A lawsuit against Google over medical information given to the US tech giant by a British hospital trust was dismissed on Friday. In 2015, the Royal Free London NHS Trust handed patient …

Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post
1 year, 7 months ago

Supreme Court avoids ruling on law shielding internet companies from being sued for what users post

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided with Google, Twitter and Facebook in lawsuits seeking to hold them liable for terrorist attacks. The high court initially took up the Google case to decide whether the companies’ legal shield for the social media posts of others, contained in a 1996 law known as Section 230, is too broad. Google general …

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. court sanctions Google in privacy case, company's second legal setback in days

The Hindu  

A U.S. court has sanctioned Google LLC for a second time in recent days, after a judge in a decision unsealed on Wednesday said the Alphabet Inc. unit took too long to comply with a ruling last year in a data-privacy class action. The order from U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan van Keulen in San Jose, California, stems from a class …

U.S. court sanctions Google for deleting evidence in antitrust cases
1 year, 8 months ago

U.S. court sanctions Google for deleting evidence in antitrust cases

The Hindu  

Alphabet Inc.'s Google LLC intentionally destroyed employee "chat" evidence in antitrust litigation in California and must pay sanctions and face a possible penalty at trial, a U.S. judge ruled on Tuesday. U.S. District Judge James Donato in San Francisco said in his order that Google "fell strikingly short" in its duties to preserve records. In a court filing last year, …

Alphabet seeks dismissal of U.S. antitrust lawsuit over Google's online ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Alphabet seeks dismissal of U.S. antitrust lawsuit over Google's online ads

The Hindu  

Google parent Alphabet asked a U.S. federal judge on Monday to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit alleging that the search giant illegally abused its dominance of online advertising. "In the more than three years that it has been investigating Google's ad tech business, the United States has received more than two million documents from Google and taken over thirty depositions …

U.S. Justice Dept accuses Google of evidence destruction in antitrust case
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. Justice Dept accuses Google of evidence destruction in antitrust case

The Hindu  

U.S. Justice Department lawyers say that Alphabet Inc.'s Google destroyed internal corporate communications and have asked a federal judge to sanction the company as part of the government's antitrust case over its search business. The DOJ asserted in a court filing unsealed in a Washington D.C. federal court on Thursday that Google failed to timely suspend a policy allowing the …

U.S. lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple and others
1 year, 10 months ago

U.S. lawsuit against Google could benefit Apple and others

The Hindu  

A landmark lawsuit by the U.S. Justice Department against Alphabet's Google over its dominance of advertising technology could help rivals and websites that sell ad space, but leaves an uncertain future for the advertisers themselves, experts told Reuters. Apple Inc., which is steadily growing its nascent advertising business and promoting it as privacy-focused, could be a winner if Google ads …

Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance
1 year, 10 months ago

Justice Dept. sues Google over digital advertising dominance

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers, consumers and even the U.S. government. The result, he added, is that “website creators earn less and advertisers pay more.” The lawsuit, filed in federal …

US sues Google over dominance of online ad market
1 year, 11 months ago

US sues Google over dominance of online ad market

Hindustan Times  

The US Justice Department sued Google on Tuesday for its dominance of the online advertising market, launching a fresh legal battle against the California-based tech giant. US sues Google over dominance of online ad market The federal antitrust suit accused Google of unlawfully maintaining a monopoly that had "corrupted legitimate competition in the ad tech industry." "In pursuit of outsized …

U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Google over digital ad market dominance
1 year, 11 months ago

U.S. Justice Department poised to sue Google over digital ad market dominance

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department is poised to sue Alphabet Inc.'s Google as soon as Tuesday, regarding its dominance over the digital advertising market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. The lawsuit would be the second federal antitrust complaint filed against Google, alleging violations of antitrust law in how the tech giant acquires or maintains its …

Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children's privacy lawsuit
1 year, 11 months ago

Google, YouTube content providers must face U.S. children's privacy lawsuit

The Hindu  

A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Alphabet Inc.'s Google and several other companies of violating the privacy of children under age 13 by tracking their YouTube activity without parental consent, in order to send them targeted advertising. The lawsuit alleged that Google's data collection violated similar state laws, and that YouTube content providers such as Hasbro …

Google faces $25.4 billion damages claims in UK, Dutch courts over adtech practices
2 years, 3 months ago

Google faces $25.4 billion damages claims in UK, Dutch courts over adtech practices

The Hindu  

Alphabet unit Google will face damages claims for up to 25 billion euros over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on behalf of publishers. The French competition watchdog imposed a 220-million-euro fine on the company last year while the European Commission and its …

Google Sues Alleged Puppy Scammer Who Used Its Services to Sell Fake Pets
2 years, 8 months ago

Google Sues Alleged Puppy Scammer Who Used Its Services to Sell Fake Pets

News 18  

Alphabet’s Google on Monday sued an alleged puppy scammer who used its services to sell fake pets, the first of what the company said would be a growing number of lawsuits targeting apparent misuse by its users. Elder advocacy group AARP tipped Google to the scam last September following a complaint from a South Carolina resident who had sent $700 …

U.S. asks judge to sanction Google in pretrial document fight
2 years, 9 months ago

U.S. asks judge to sanction Google in pretrial document fight

The Hindu  

The U.S. Justice Department, which has accused Alphabet Inc's Google of breaking antitrust law in its search business, asked a judge to find that the company abused an attorney-client privilege designation to avoid turning over documents. In a court filing, the Justice Department asked for Google to be sanctioned for creating a "Communicate with Care" program that trains workers to …

Three U.S. states, D.C. sue Google over location-tracking
2 years, 10 months ago

Three U.S. states, D.C. sue Google over location-tracking

The Hindu  

Texas, Indiana, Washington State and the District of Columbia sued Alphabet Inc's Google on Monday over what they called deceptive location-tracking practices that invade users’ privacy. "Google falsely led consumers to believe that changing their account and device settings would allow customers to protect their privacy and control what personal data the company could access," Washington, D.C., Attorney General Karl …

Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search business, a lawsuit alleges
2 years, 11 months ago

Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search business, a lawsuit alleges

The Hindu  

A lawsuit filed in California complained that Google is paying Apple to stay out of the search engine business. The complaint stated that Google would share it's search profits with Apple and also make multi-billion-dollar payments towards Apple for not competing in the search business, according to a release by Alioto, a law firm participating in the lawsuit. In return, …

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules
2 years, 11 months ago

Alphabet CEO Pichai can be questioned in privacy lawsuit, judge rules

The Hindu  

Plaintiffs who accused Alphabet Inc's Google of unlawfully tracking their internet use while on "Incognito" browsing mode can question Chief Executive Sundar Pichai for up to two hours, a California federal judge has ruled. In the lawsuit filed in June 2020, users accused Google of illegally invading their privacy by tracking internet use while Google Chrome browsers were set in …

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data
2 years, 11 months ago

Google CEO Sundar Pichai likely to be questioned in lawsuit which claims incognito mode tracks user data

India Today  

Google CEO Sundar Pichai is likely to be questioned in an incognito mode privacy lawsuit for up to two hours, according to a ruling passed by a California federal judge. Earlier this year, Brian Rakowski, who is known as ‘the father' of Incognito mode had testified that though Google states Incognito enables browsing privately, what users expect may not match …

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