British consumers have tried in vain to launch a collective lawsuit against Google. They do not agree with the way the company handled users ‘ data in 2011 and 2012.
The consumer group wanted to start the lawsuit for violating the privacy of about 5.4 million iPhone users in the UK.
Between June 2011 and February 2012, Google would have bypassed the Safari browser’s default security settings to collect data from iPhone, iPad, and Mac users, which would be contrary to UK law.
Google You Owe Us, the interest group that brought the case, wanted some £ 3 billion of compensation from Google, allegedly about £ 750 per affected user.
However, according to the UK Supreme Court, such a case will not succeed because damages can only be awarded if every user has been found to have been illegally handled by Google. It is also necessary to determine individually whether a user has suffered harm.
“While the court has once again acknowledged that our action is the only practical way for millions of British citizens to have access to fair compensation, it has closed the door to this case by requiring all concerned to go to court individually,” said Richard Lloyd, who acts as consumer spokesman in the case.
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