In the case of Google collecting data bypassing Safari's privacy setting, compensation for damages of 478 billion yen will be demanded

byHoward Lake

Google filed an appeal for damages of 3.2 billion pounds (£ 478 billion) from 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK. The complaint is based on the fact that Google collected personal information bypassing Safari's privacy settings from 2011 to 2012, and fines and damages are already paid in the United States.

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This is entitled "Google You Owe Us" in December 2017,Pay 2.7 billion pounds of damages against Google (about 410 billion yen)The campaign that was moving was developed. As of December 2017, the number of users was 5.4 million people, and it was said that they could receive 500 pounds (about 76,000 yen) per person if appealed, but the claim for damages is 3.2 billion pounds ( About 478 billion yen), and as a result of the number of users being reduced to 4.4 million people, the amount that can be received when appeal is approved is 750 pounds (about 110,000 yen) per person.

In this "tracking personal information bypassing Safari's privacy settings", Google claimed 22 ten thousand dollars (Federal Trade Commission) to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as violating the 20-year privacy protection order imposed in 2010 About 2.5 billion yen) was paid, a fine of 17 million dollars (about 1.86 billion yen) was paid to the District of Columbia and 37 states.

However, Google commented that "Google You Owe Us" assertion is unlikely to go through Google's trial in Britain, "It is impossible to confirm the affected person and the representative lawsuit is inappropriate" It shows a view.