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Core Points - A US federal jury has ordered Google to pay approximately $425 million for illegally collecting data from smartphone app usage despite users opting for privacy settings [3][4][5] - The lawsuit, initiated in July 2020, accused Google of intercepting and selling users' mobile app activity data regardless of their privacy choices [4][5][6] - Google plans to appeal the jury's decision, asserting that its privacy tools respect user choices [5][6] Legal Context - The jury's verdict follows a trial in San Francisco and comes after a federal judge recently ruled in favor of Google in a separate antitrust case [4] - The plaintiffs' attorneys claimed that Google's actions violated consumer privacy rights [4][6] Regulatory Environment - France's data protection authority, CNIL, has imposed significant fines on Google for failing to comply with cookie consent laws, including a recent fine of €325 million (approximately $375 million) [8] - This fine is part of a series of penalties against Google for cookie-related violations, totaling €100 million in 2020 and €150 million in 2021 [9]