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Google’s $425m verdict in US privacy trial calls for rethinking of privacy policy

By Xu Yuan ( September 11, 2025, 21:27 GMT | Comment) -- Google was recently ordered by a US federal jury to pay $425 million in damages for violating users’ privacy by continuing to collect their data when the users thought they’d asked Google not to do so. In finding so, the jurors rejected Google’s argument that the plaintiffs had been informed of the data collection and had given permission. The verdict shows privacy policies may not prove to be an effective defense and it's likely to have companies rethinking their approach to such policies and considering telling users explicitly how they handle data. But it also raises the question — can it be practically achieved to have a meaningful disclosure?Google was recently ordered by a US federal jury to pay $425 million in damages for violating users’ privacy by continuing to collect their data when the users thought they’d asked Google not to do so. In their finding, the jurors rejected Google’s argument that the plaintiffs had been informed of the data collection and had given permission....

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