Google defeats bid for billions of dollars of new penalties in US privacy class action

The logo of Google is seen outside Google Bay View facilities during the Made by Google event in Mountain View, California, U.S. August 13, 2024. Google unveils a new line of Pixel smartphones, plus a new smart watch and wireless earbuds at its annual hardware event. REUTERS/Manuel Orbegozo

Jan 30 (Reuters) - Alphabet's Google ‌persuaded a federal judge in San Francisco on Friday to reject a bid by consumers ‌for more than $2 billion in penalties over the company’s past collection of data from ‌users who had switched off a key privacy setting.

Chief U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg denied the request to order Google to disgorge $2.36 billion in alleged profits and to stop certain ad-related data practices.