Were You Spied On? Jury Finds Google Guilty Of Massive Data Grab

The verdict is in—and it’s a bombshell.

A San Francisco jury just found Google guilty of invading user privacy on a massive scale, slapping the tech giant with a $425 million penalty. The case revealed how Google allegedly tracked millions of Americans—even after they turned off the very settings meant to protect them.

For years, “Web & App Activity” was supposed to be the off-switch for surveillance. But evidence showed Google kept hoovering up data anyway, partnering with app makers to siphon information it promised not to touch.

Google insists it did nothing wrong, arguing the data was “nonpersonal” and anonymized. But jurors weren’t buying it. The appeal is coming—but so is the outrage from Americans asking the obvious: if Google can ignore your settings, do you really have control over your data at all?

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