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Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission
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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Google faces staggering $314.6 million privacy penalty
A California jury has delivered a crushing blow to Google, ordering the tech behemoth to pay $314.6 million to Android users ...
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Google blocks California news outlets as new law looms : NPR
Google has started blocking news articles for some people in California, the company announced on Friday.. Stories from California-based news organizations will not be available for an ...
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Google-California Deal Should Be a Wake-Up Call: Digital Monopolies Hurt Journalism
A California-Google deal that would provide $250 million for local journalism and an “AI accelerator” program was announced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom as a… ...
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Google removes links to California news sites for some users. Here's why.
Google began removing California news sites from some user's search results, a test that acted as a threat should the state pass a law requiring the search giant to pay media companies for linking ...
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Google will pay California's local news outlets $110 million. Some say it's not enough - NPR
Google reaches a deal to fund local journalism in California. The state was working on legislation to force the tech giant to pay a portion of advertising profits to its struggling news industry.
GROUNDBREAKING VERDICT: A CALIFORNIA JURY RULES GOOGLE SWIPED DATA FROM UNSUSPECTING ANDROID USERS - EVEN WHEN THEIR PHONES WERE IDLE
A California state court jury has awarded $314,626,932 in damages to a class of 14 million Android users in California in a groundbr ...