(Bloomberg) — A federal judge appeared skeptical of Alphabet Inc.’s $700 million proposed settlement with states and consumers to resolve claims that the Google Play app store abuses its market power. Most Read from Bloomberg At a hearing Monday, US District Judge James Donato said the accord seems to give short-shrift to consumers both in the overall compensation it provides and the broad release it gives the company from future lawsuits. “Right now I’m not saying it’s a bag of… Source link
Read More »Google nears $5 billion settlement in 'incognito' mode privacy lawsuit – San Francisco Chronicle
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Read More »Missouri announces $700 million settlement with Google | Nation & World News – KOMU 8
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Missouri announces $700 million settlement with Google | Nation & World News KOMU 8 Source link
Read More »Google to pay $700M in antitrust settlement over Play Store dispute – Fox Business
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Read More »Google to pay $8M settlement for “lying to Texans,” state AG says – Ars Technica
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google to pay $8M settlement for “lying to Texans,” state AG says Ars Technica Source link
Read More »Dominion v. Fox News trial ends with last-minute $787 million settlement: Full coverage – Yahoo News
[unable to retrieve full-text content]Dominion v. Fox News trial ends with last-minute $787 million settlement: Full coverage Yahoo News Source link
Read More »McDonald’s former CEO agrees to pay $52.7M in SEC settlement
McDonald’s (MCD) former CEO Stephen Easterbrook agreed to repay more than $52.7 million in a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over investor fraud allegations. The agency alleges that Easterbrook defrauded the company’s investors by lying about sexual relationships with company subordinates while he was CEO, resulting in a separation compensation that he should not have received because of the alleged fraud. The conflict — that the company at the time said was… Source link
Read More »Texas reaches settlement with radio stations over deceptive Google Pixel ads
Texas has reached a settlement with radio giant iHeartMedia over thousands of deceptive ads it aired promoting the Google Pixel 4 smartphone. The San Antonio-based radio station owner agreed to pay $65,000 in civil penalties and attorney fees, the Texas Attorney General’s Office announced Monday. The settlement comes one month after iHeartMedia and Google reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission, Texas and several other states to pay $9.4 million in penalties. Federal and state… Source link
Read More »North Dakota to receive $4.1M from Google in location-tracking settlement – InForum
BISMARCK — North Dakota will receive $4.1 million from Google as part of a massive settlement with the tech giant over its improper tracking of customers, said Attorney General Drew Wrigley on Tuesday, Nov. 29. Google will have to pay $391.5 million to 40 states according to the agreement, which Wrigley called “the largest multistate Attorney General privacy settlement in the history of the U.S.” Investigators found that Google was recording the movements of customers even when… Source link
Read More »ND to get $4.1M in Google settlement over tracking practices
Google has reached a $391.5 million setlement with 40 states, including North Dakota, over its location tracking practices related to Google Account settings. North Dakota Attorney General Drew Wrigley says the state will receive $4.1 million dollars from what he calls the largest multi-state Attorney General privacy settlement in U-S history. Wrigley says the investigation and settlement focused on Google’s deceptive practices regarding data collection, retention, and use.
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