Google agrees to a $135 million settlement for collecting Android user data

Android users could receive restitution damages of up to $100 each in a proposed settlement filed by Google in San Jose, California on Tuesday evening. like Reuters According to reports, the $135 million settlement is for a class action lawsuit alleging that Google collected users’ cellular data without their permission, even while they closed Google apps, turned off location sharing, and locked users’ screens.

In addition to paying recovery damages, Google also agreed to make it easier for users to stop cellular data transfers, require users’ consent to data transfers during device setup, and disclose data transfers in its Google Play Terms of Service. Class members who may be eligible to seek damages in the lawsuit include anyone who used an Android mobile device as early as November 12, 2017.

While Google agreed to the settlement, it denied any wrongdoing related to the lawsuit. Google also recently agreed to settle a class action lawsuit Accusing his assistant of registering users Without their permission.