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Google profited immensely from personal data collected without permission, US jury hears

By Xu Yuan ( August 25, 2025, 23:53 GMT | Insight) -- Google allegedly raked more than a billion dollars in illegal profits by using data reflecting individuals' use of third-party apps to improve its algorithms for delivering targeted advertising, an expert told a US jury during the trial over allegations that the tech giant failed to obtain user permission in collecting such data.Google allegedly raked in nearly $1.5 billion in illegal profits through the use of data showing individuals' use of third-party apps to improve its algorithms for delivering targeted advertising, an expert told a US jury during a trial over allegations that the tech giant failed to obtain user permission to collect such data....

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