UK consumer group sues Google over personal data collection

Nov. 30, 2017 9:41 AM ETAlphabet Inc. (GOOG) StockGOOG, GOOGLBy: Brandy Betz, SA News Editor6 Comments
  • UK consumers are suing Google (GOOG, GOOGL) for illegally collecting personal data from iPhones.
  • The consumer group Google You Owe Us says the tech company collected personal data without consent by working around the default privacy settings on the iPhone.
  • Consumer advocate and case leader Richard Lloyd says each of the 5.4M customers impacted could receive “several hundred pounds” if the case wins.
  • Google doesn’t think the case has merit. 
  • Previously: WSJ: Alphabet will fold Nest back into Google to take on Amazon (Nov. 30)

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