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Google Agrees To Settle $5 Bn Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

A lawsuit against Google claims the company's practices infringed on users' privacy by 'intentionally' deceiving them (Credit: AFP)

Google has agreed to settle a consumer privacy lawsuit seeking at least $5 billion in damages over allegations it tracked the data of users who thought they were browsing privately.

In a court filing, the judge confirmed that lawyers for Google reached a preliminary agreement to settle the class action lawsuit -- originally filed in 2020 -- which claimed that "millions of individuals" had likely been affected.

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