Google to pay $135 million to settle Android data transfer lawsuit
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-28 15:00By Jonathan Stempel Jan 28 (Reuters) - Google will pay $135 million to settle a proposed class action by smartphone users who accused Google of programming its Android operating system to collect their cellular data without permission. A preliminary settlement with the Alphabet unit was filed late Tuesday night in the San Jose, California federal court, and requires a judge's approval. Google denied wrongdoing in agreeing to the settlement, which covers users of Android-powered mobile devices since ...