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"Google will have to face a class action lawsuit that accuses it of collecting users’ data through Chrome without their consent. In a decision on Tuesday, a federal appeals court reversed a December 2022 ruling that dismissed the case, saying the lower court should’ve reviewed Google’s disclosures and determined “whether a reasonable user reading them would think that he or she was consenting to the data collection.”...

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Can we do this for everything that collects data without user consent?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

If they win there then that'll help with other cases, I think

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

So, it'll cost them an hour's worth of revenue in fines.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 weeks ago

Wow I'm so suprised I thought i could trust google with all my private data.