Regulatory authorities are increasingly concerned about protecting user privacy and taking strict actions against companies that are in violation of the existing laws. Google faced a lawsuit in 2020, where the tech giant was accused of collecting user data without consent, even when users had disabled tracking features on their devices. Now the case seems to be shaping up as a California federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425 million in damages for infringing on user privacy.

Google ordered to pay $425 million for privacy violations, a wake-up call for user data protection

In a major development for digital privacy, a California federal judge has ruled that Google has to pay $425 million in damages for continuing to collect user data despite users turning off the tracking option o

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