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German Google Fonts data-transfer claims spiral out of control after Munich court ruling (update*)

By Sam Clark ( November 28, 2022, 16:32 GMT | Insight) -- German companies using Google Fonts have received letters from individuals who have supposedly visited their websites, claiming a small amount of compensation for the transfer of their personal data to Google in the US. But lawyers have raised concerns about the legitimacy of the claims, and a regulator has suggested companies store fonts locally so that information is not transferred to the US.Thousands of German companies have received letters seeking compensation over their use of Google Fonts and the subsequent transfer of personal data to the US, but lawyers have raised concerns about the legitimacy of the claims....

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