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GOOGLE LOSES IN COURT, FACES TRIAL FOR COLLECTING DATA ON USERS WHO OPTED OUT

arstechnica.com4 min read

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A federal judge denied Google's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over privacy invasion. The case alleges Google collected user data through Firebase Analytics even when people opted out of Web & App Activity tracking. Google claims the data is pseudonymous and for developers only. A trial has been set for August.