(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 04, 2019 A picture taken on February 5, 2019 shows the Google logo displayed on a tablet in Paris. - Google on April 4, 2019, confirmed that it has disbanded a recently assembled artificial intelligence ethics advisory panel in the face of controversy over its membership. The end of the Advanced Technology External Advisory Council (ATEAC) came just days after a group of Google employees launched a public campaign against having the president of conservative think-tank Heritage Foundation among its members. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
PARIS: A French consumer rights group said June 26 that it has launched a class action lawsuit against US tech giant Google for violating the EU’s strict data privacy laws.
The UFC-Que Choisir group said in a statement that the goal of its class action in Paris is to “end the insidious exploitation of users’ personal data, particularly those using Android devices with a Google account, and compensate them for up to €1,000 (RM4,710)”.
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