An October 2010 class action lawsuit against Google included allegations that “Google transmitted user search queries to third parties without knowledge or consent in order to enhance advertising revenue and profitability.” Following three years of litigation, Google and the plaintiff users this June presented a settlement proposal to the federal court. However, Google is not proposing to change its privacy policies. It does Google agree to pay $8.5 million in damages, saying it is “within the range of similar class action settlements.”
With every passing day data protection becoming a serious problem for the organization. Cloud computing increase the data theft if an organization can't protect its data users will not trust him. In that context Google are working on data protection its a good step taken by the Google.
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Google's $8.5M Data Privacy Dodge
Posted by: Peter S. Vogel September 6, 2013 05:00 AMAn October 2010 class action lawsuit against Google included allegations that “Google transmitted user search queries to third parties without knowledge or consent in order to enhance advertising revenue and profitability.” Following three years of litigation, Google and the plaintiff users this June presented a settlement proposal to the federal court. However, Google is not proposing to change its privacy policies. It does Google agree to pay $8.5 million in damages, saying it is “within the range of similar class action settlements.”