Google defeats bid for billions of dollars of new penalties in US privacy class action

Core Insights - Alphabet's Google successfully convinced a federal judge in San Francisco to dismiss a consumer request for over $2 billion in penalties related to the company's past data collection practices, specifically concerning users who had disabled a key privacy setting [1] Group 1 - The federal judge's ruling indicates a legal victory for Google in the ongoing scrutiny over its data collection methods [1] - The case highlights ongoing concerns regarding user privacy and data management practices within the tech industry [1] - The dismissal of the penalty request may set a precedent for similar cases involving data privacy and user consent [1]