Google Could Face $4.3 Billion Claim in U.K. IPhone Privacy Case
- Consumer group claims Google improperly took data from phones
- Google denies allegations, says dispute shouldn’t be in London
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IPhone users suing Google over data-collection claims may be seeking as much as 3.2 billion pounds ($4.29 billion), the search giant said in a court filing.
The group representing iPhone users, known as Google You Owe Us, now includes 4.4 million people, according to documents filed with the court at a hearing Monday. The group says the Alphabet Inc. unit unlawfully collected people’s personal information by bypassing Apple Inc.’s iPhone default privacy settings.