After Google agreed to a $23 million settlement for sharing user searches with a third-party, the tech giant stated that it is not because it did wrong.
to a $23 million settlement after it was found that the tech giant shared searches with third-party websites and companies without explicit user authorization or explicit user agreement. It may seem like a lot of money, but it's a drop in the bucket, considering that $23M is about 0.0082% of the nearly 280 billion dollars the company generates annually, with most of it being powered by advertising.
The lawsuit contends that Google search queries frequently included sensitive and personally identifiable data, such as users' actual names, residential addresses, contact numbers, credit card details, Social Security numbers, financial account numbers, and other information that significantly increased the likelihood of identity theft.
As part of the settlement, Google has also agreed to revise its"FAQs" and"Key Terms" webpages regarding the disclosure of search queries via referrer headers with third parties. This disclosure is important as it helps Google users understand how their search queries may be shared when they click on search results and navigate to other websites. Within Google's settlement agreement, settlement class members can receive an equal share of the.
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