Google Faces $314 Million Class-action Verdict in California
• A San Jose jury found Google liable for sending and receiving data from idle Android phones over cellular networks without explicit user consent between 2016 and present-day.• Total award: \$314.6 million in damages.
• A separate, multi-state federal class-action is pending, with a trial set for April 2026.
• Plaintiffs argued these passive data transfers were for Google’s benefit, not user utilities.
• Google argues these transactions are necessary for device security and are clearly disclosed in its Terms of Service.
• The company disputes that users suffered any actual harm and points to consent given via agreements and settings.
• The verdict emphasizes user awareness and sets regulatory precedent for users’ paid cellular data.
• The April 2026 federal trial will broaden the case to all US Android users outside California.
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