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Google hit with $314m fine for collecting data from idle Android phones without permission (www.androidauthority.com)
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[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

The linked Reuters article provides a bit more context:

The jury agreed with the plaintiffs that Alphabet's Google (GOOGL.O), was liable for sending and receiving information from the devices without permission while they were idle, causing what the lawsuit had called "mandatory and unavoidable burdens shouldered by Android device users for Google's benefit."

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Google spokesperson Jose Castaneda said in a statement that the company would appeal, and that the verdict "misunderstands services that are critical to the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices."

[–] trashboat@midwest.social 5 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago) (1 children)

opens new tab

the verdict "misunderstands services that are critical to the security, performance, and reliability of Android devices."

Ummmm maybe I’m misunderstanding but how on earth is opening a new tab critical to security and performance?

[–] gex@lemmy.world 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I think that's just part of the label of a link to Google's stock ticker

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Yes, indeed this was just a copy error. Thanks for pointing it out.