Alphabet’s Google has agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming it secretly tracked the internet use of millions of people who thought they were doing their browsing privately, Jonathan Stempel of Reuters reports. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers in Oakland, California, put a scheduled February 5, 2024 trial in the proposed class action on hold on Thursday, after lawyers for Google and for consumers said they had reached a preliminary settlement, notes Stempel. The lawsuit had sought at least $5B and settlement terms were not disclosed, but the lawyers said they have agreed to a binding term sheet through mediation, adds Reuters.
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