Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission

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Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission

www.androidauthority.com

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 days ago

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Google has been ordered to pay $314.6 million to Android phone users in California for collecting data from idle phones.

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