Settlement money received by users in a proceeding against Google+ user information leakage is over 200 yen

It turned out that the payment of the settlement money in the class action lawsuit filed regarding the fact that Google was able to obtain user information that was set to private on the SNS 'Google+' that ended in 2019 has started. It is said that 1,722,929 people will receive the settlement money in this case, and the amount received will be 2.15 dollars (about 236 yen) per person.

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Google+ class action starts paying out $ 2.15 for G + privacy violations | Ars Technica

Google+ is an SNS that was once operated by Google, and it was decided to end it in 2018 due to 'slow usage'. It was pointed out that the cause was the leakage of user information.

After that, it turned out that a larger amount of user information was leaked. The service was discontinued on April 2, 2019, ahead of schedule.

Matt Matic and Zack Harris filed a proceeding against Google in October 2018, and a settlement was decided in August 2020. All complaints have been processed and the electronic funds transfer of the settlement began on August 2, 2021. 1,7292 people were on the settlement list, and after deducting expenses from the settlement money paid by Google of 7.5 million dollars (about 820 million yen), they will receive $ 2.15 per person. Become.