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In December, Google spent $700 million to resolve states’ claims that its Play Store had strong-armed app makers into high fees and tough terms. About six weeks after that, Google paid $350 million to end a lawsuit accusing it of improperly sharing users’ private information. On Monday morning, a Massachusetts company called Singular Computing said it had resolved its lawsuit with Google, involving claims that the tech giant had stolen its chip designs. Singular said in a news release… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google settles lawsuit over tracking people in ‘incognito mode’  Euronews Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users  Engadget Google settles $5bn lawsuit for ‘private mode’ tracking  BBC.com Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google settles $5 billion privacy lawsuit over tracking people using ‘incognito mode’  NPR Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google settles $5B privacy suit alleging it spied on incognito users  Business Insider Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Google Settles $5 Billion Consumer Privacy Suit Over Chrome’s Incognito Mode  CNET Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content] Google settles massive $5B lawsuit over improperly tracking ‘incognito mode’ users  New York Post Google settles $5 billion consumer privacy lawsuit  Reuters Google agrees to settle Chrome incognito mode class action lawsuit  Ars Technica Source link

Between September 2022 and January 2023, Google has settled a series of sweeping privacy lawsuits, resulting in nearly $600 million in historic settlement payouts to states and affected users. So what happened with each lawsuit, and what can you expect if Google violated your privacy? Google’s Ilinois settlement: $100M On September 28th, a Cook County, Illinois judge approved a final $100M settlement in a lawsuit (opens in new tab) alleging Google’s face grouping tool, which sorts faces on… Source link

A former video producer for Google has settled a lawsuit that claimed he was fired after he complained that a religious sect had gained a foothold inside a business unit of the company. Kevin Lloyd, 34, said in the suit that he had been fired after complaining that the Fellowship of Friends, a religious organization based in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains, dominated a business unit called Google Developer Studios, which makes videos showcasing the company’s technologies. The… Source link

State attorneys general on Monday announced a nearly $392 million settlement with Google over allegations that it misled consumers about when location tracking services were collecting information on consumers. Jeff Chiu/AP hide caption … Source link

This article first appeared in the Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Thursday, October 13, 2022 Today’s newsletter is by Jared Blikre, a reporter focused on the markets on Yahoo Finance. Follow him on Twitter @SPYJared. Read this and more market news on the go with Yahoo Finance App. Wall Street awaits this morning’s consumer price index release for September with bated breath despite the overall song remaining the… Source link